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1876. 


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Remington  gewing  Maoliine  60. 

Of  North  America. 


Organized  under  the  General  Laws  of  the  State  of 


Massachusetts. 


Capital^ 


600,000. 


President^ 
OEO.  THORNTO !V Rosfon,  Mass. 

"Vice-President, 
7L,  AVILHAMS....... .Providence,  K.  I. 

Secretary  and  General  ITlanag-er, 
"JAMES  HOOPER Iliou,  IV.  Y. 

'J'reaswrer, 
A.  F.  NASOnr Bo<$ton,  Mass. 

Manag-y  of  Ne^v  Eug-iand  Office, 
GEORGE  G,  FROST Boston,  Mass. 


PRINCIPAL.  OFFICE, 
ISTo.  14:6   Treinont  Street, 


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POINTS  OF  INTEREST, 

AND  HOW  TO  SEE  THEM. 


WEEKS  TO  rVSCHASE  OF  THE  HOST 


Copyrighted  1876,  by  Wm.  B.  McCLELiiAN-. 


PREFACE. 


Boston  is  a  city  of  remarkable  interest;  its  environs 
are  unsurpassed  in  our  land  or  in  any  other ;  and  to  suc- 
cinctly guide  the  stranger  to  and  through  these  points  of 
interest,  is  the  object  of  this  small  book. 

In  order  to  teach  strangers  how  to  walk  through  Boston, 
we  have  arranged  itineraries  leading  through  the  principal 
streets,  pointing  out  as  we  go  along  the  many  points  of  in- 
terest which  abound  in  this  historical  city.  Old  buildings, 
many  of  them  pioneers  of  American  architecture,  remind- 
ing one,  at  each  glance,  of  the  past,  to  wliich  one  can  look 
back  with  so  much  wholesome  pride.  New  marble  pal- 
aces, which  will  in  their  turn  serve  as  honored  landmarks 
to  future  generations. 

The  many  immense  business  houses  will  also  find  appro- 
priate mention,  and  in  this  feature  of  our  work  we  have 
taken  particular  pains  to  recommend  only  those  of  tried 
honesty  and  known  integrity. 

The  environs  of  Boston  offer  so  many  real  points  of  his- 
torical interest,  connected  with  our  revolution,  that  no 
stranger,  particularly  in  this  centennial  year,  should  fail 
to  visit  them.  We  have  arranged  easy,  practical  and 
agreeable  routes  to  the  most  interesting  points.  These 
routes  we  recommend  to  our  patrons  as  offering  the  best 
ways  of  viewing  the  suburban  attractions  of  the   city. 

Our  main  object  in  compiling  this  work  has  been  to 
enable  the  thousands  of  strangers,  who  will  visit  this  me- 
tropolis during  the  present  year,  to  understandingly  see 
and  appreciate  tlie  many  points  of  interest  centered  here. 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  LIBRARY 

k" A"  2  2 '89  ;:  t/         CHESTNUT  HILL,  P/IA  071     7| 


OUR  COUNTRY. 


Independence,  Constitution,  Government,  Union,  and  a 
prosperity  without  parallel  are  ours.  The  wisdom  integri- 
ty and  patriotism  of  our  Fathers  laid  the  foundations  to 
make  us  the  Empire  Country  of  the  world.  Their  princi- 
ples, character  and  work  are  our  glory,  stability  and  safety. 
To  sink  corruption  and  exalt  integrity  is  the  duty  of  all. 
This  constitutes  the  moral  power  of  a  nation,  and  without 
it,  all  other  power  is  comparative  weakness. 

The  author  of  this  guide  book  has  recently  received  a 
pamphlet  and  circular  written  by  Joseph  Leeds,  Esq.,  of 
Philadelphia,  formerly  of  Boston,  giving  a  design  for  a 
Monument  of  Memorials  to  honor  our  Fathers  forever. 
A  few  words  will  show  the  great  purpose,  and  a  more 
noble  one  cannot  be  presented  to  the  American  people. 

Monuments,  memorials,  cemeteries,  portraits,  pictures, 
photographs,  libraries,  associations,  books  and  records,  are 
all  in  operation  to  perpetuate  the  past,  involving  millions 
in  outlay,  and  still  increasing,  the  expense  apparently  un- 
heeded. A  stranger  would  suppose  that  nothing  important 
had  been  overlooked.  1'he  greatest  has  been.  Those  pee]-- 
less  conventions  of  men  who  assembled  in  Philadelphia, 
and  did  the  noble  work  which  lias  made  us  the  most  pros- 
pered country  in  the  world  are  without  a  monument.  A 
closing  century  of  our  Independence  and  our  Centennial 
itself  tells  of  the  neglect  never  intended.  There  is  grati- 
tude in  the  hearts  of  our  people,  imseen,  to  honor  our 
Fathers.  It  appears  in  anniversaries,  celebrations,  cen- 
tennials, eloquence  and  song,  and  needs  but  the  opportunity 
to  elevate  before  the  world  the  noblest  monument  of  patri- 
otism ever  seen.  A  splendid  engraving  has  been  executed 
by  the  American  Bank  Note  Co.,  to  show  the  first  hundred 
years  of  our  Independence. 

The  net  profits  on  this  picture  are  to  be  devoted  towards 
making  Independence  Square  in  Philadelphia,  and  the 
buildings  thereon,  (where  our  Fathers  did  the  work)  with 
the  approval  of  that  city,  and  under  an  able  Committee,  a 
monument  of  memorials,  replete  with  instruction,  to 
honor  our  Fathers  forever.  The  grand  Hebrew  Temple 
attracted  nations.  This  would  be  a  temple,  the  Square  its 
Court;  its  Altar^ Liberty;  its  Shekinah,  Freedom ;  to  at- 
tract the  civilized   world. 

THE  AUTHOR. 


CONTENTS. 


Prefiice 2 

Our  Country 3 

City  Government 5 

Chui-ches 48 

Pedestrian  Tours 9-19-29-37-49 

History 53 

Suburban  Drives 55-56-57-59-61 

Harbor  Excursions 63 

Downer  Landing 64 

Lovells  Groves 67 

Long  Island 67 

Quincy  Bay 67 

Weymouth  River 68 

Nahant 69 

Sea  Side  Resorts 69 

Magnolia  Swamp 68 

Gloucester 69 


Crescent  Beach 70 

Oceana 71 

Pleasant  Beach 72 

Nantasket    "     73 

Post  Office 75 

Hotels 76 

Museum  of  Fine  Arts..... 77 

Baggage  Express 78 

Telegrams 78 

Express  Companies 79 

Steamers 79 

Hack  Fare?: 80 

Newspnpers 81 

Fire  Department 82 

Horse  Railroads 84 

Railroads 86 

Soldier's  Mess.  Corps 87 


O 

'special  attention  is  called 

TO  THE  FOLLOWING 

INDEX    TO    ADVERTISEMENTS 

OF 

ENTERPRISING-    BUSINESS    FIRMS, 

Whom  we  respectfully  recommend  to  public  patronage. 

O 

INDEX  TO  ADVERTISEMENTS. 


NAME 

Remington  S.  M.  Co cover 

Stedman,  D.  B.  &  Co 6 

Hallet,  Davis  &  Co.,.. 7 

Clark,  Adams,  &  Clark, 8 

Nonotuck  Silk  Co., 10 

Emerson  Piano  Co 12 

New  England  Mutual  Life  Ins.  Co.,  14 

Claremont  Manuf  g  Co 16 

Hotel  Vendome, 17 

Hal  ford  s  Sauce  Co 18 

Eagle  Clothing  Company 18 

Revere  Beach  R.  R 20 

Taylor,  J.  L 22 

Fuller  Seth  W 22 

Emerson  Piano  Co 22 

Page  &  Bailey 24 

Union  Mutual  Life  Ins,  Co 24 

Revere  House, » 26 


Tremont  House, 
Brooks,  Bancroft  &  Co... 

McPhail  &Co 

Mc  Kechnie,  F.  A 

Paige,  John  C 

Old  New  England  House 

Metropolitan  Hotel, 30;  Paris  at  Night 

Conant,  J.  S 30  Pope  Mf  g  Co., 


PAGE  NAME  PAGE 

Center  House, 30 

Howard,  E.  &  Co 32 

Beattie,  Wm.  A 32 

Dennison  &  Co 34 

Equitable  Dining  Rooms 35 

Lindell  Dining  Rooms 35 

Johnson  &  Dyer 36 

Mulliken,  John  &  Co 36 

Home  Saving's  Bank 38 

Boston  Safe  Deposit  &  Trust  Co., .  40 

Roberts  Bro's 42 

Ryder  G.H.A  Co 44 

Remington  S.  M.  Co 46 

Moses.  N.  A.  &  Co 46 

Fera  George  A 48 

Turner 49 

Restaurants 52 

Lovejoy  Dining  Rooms 54 

Cigarette  Roller  Co 55 

Boston  &  Hingham  Steamboat  Co  65 

Fera  George 77 

Turkish  Baths 83 

,Frizzell,  W.  H 87 

28|Thorndike  E 87 

cover 

cover 


GOVERNMENT 

OF  THE 

CITY    OF    BOSTON, 

1876. 

MAYOR. 

His  Honor  SAMUEL  C.  COBB. 
120  Highland  St. 


ALDERMEN. 

Chairman,  JOHN  T.  CLARK. 

JOHN  T.  CLARK 43  Commonwealth  avenue. 

SOLOMON  B.  STEBBINS..llBmToughs  Place. 

WILLIAM  POPE 35  India  street. 

ABRAHAM  O.  BIGELOW..511  Washington  street. 
ALVAH  A.  BURR  AGE  ...  .7  Union  Park. 

CLINTON  VILES 201  Hanover  street. 

HUGH  O'BRIEN 2886  Washington  street. 

GEORGE  T.  SAMPSON  . .  .21  Saratoga  street. 

LIVERUS  HULL 27  Monument  Square. 

FRANCIS  THOMPSON  ...  .49  Monument  Square. 

CHOATE  BURNHAM 398  West  Broadway. 

THOMAS  J.  WHIDDEN. .  .37  Upton  street. 

Board  of  Aldermen  meets  Mondays  at  4  P.  M. 


City  Clerk, 

SAMUEL  F.  McCLEARY,  11  Columbus  Square. 

Assistant  City  Clerk, 

JOHN  T.  PRIEST,  17  Allston  street. 

Clerk  of  Common  Council, 

WASHINGTON  P.  GREGG,  18  Leverett  street. 

Clerk  of  Committees, 

WILLIAM  H.  LEE,  47  Clarence  street. 

Assistant  Clerk  of  Committees, 
WILLIAM   W.  CLAPP,    City  Hall. 

Mayor's  Clerk, 
JAMES  L.  HILLARD,  City  Hall. 


D.  B.  Steflmaii  &  Co. 

Established  1811. 

Importers,  Jobbers  &  Retailers, 

China, 
Glass  and 
Earthen  Ware. 

Constantly  on  hand 

WARE  OF  ALL  GRADES 

For  Table  and  Kitchen  Use. 

@rnamenfa[    ^oobs    in 

Glass,  Parian,  Bisque,  Bronze,  Majolica,  etc. 

Assorted  Packages  for  Country  Trade. 

Goods  Repacked  in  sncli  quantities  as  desired. 
D.    B.    STEDMAN    &    CO., 

10    SUMMER  ST., 

(First  Store  from  Washington.) 


HALLET,  DAVIS  &  GO'S 

Pateit  Graifi  IlDMlt  Piaios. 


SOMETHING  ENTIREL.Y  NEW. 
Pronoimceil  by  tlie  Best  Judges  Superior  to  all  others^ 

ALSO,   EVERY  VARIETY  OF 

GRAND  &  SQUARE  PIANOS. 

Endorsed  hy  the  Highest  Musical  Autharities  in  the  Worldy 

Listz,  Bendei,  Strauss,  Franz  AM,  Saro,  Paulus. 

484  Washington  St.,  Boston, 

Send  for  Catalogue — Free. 


CLARK,   ADAMS  &   CLARK, 
CHINA  AND  GLASS, 

1  MUSIC  HALL  PLACE,  BOSTOIT. 

(Off  Winter  Street.) 
Importers  of 

Fine  China  Dinner,  Tea  and  Dessert  Sets, 

Table  and  Ornamental  Glass  Ware. 

ALSO 

JAPANESE  AND  CHINESE  WAEES. 


Messrs.  Clark,  Adams  &  Clark,, No.  i,  Music  Hall  Place,  have  received 
from  Naples  a  fine  collection  of  old  pottery,  which  is  now  on  exhibition  at  their 
popular  store.  They  have  also  beautiful  assortments  of  majolica,  parians, 
bronzes  aud  fine  china.  This  firm  has  won  for  itself  an  enviable  reputation  for 
refined  taste  in  the  selection  of  the  wares  it  offers  to  the  public.  Their  windows 
always  contain  something  so  specially  attractive  that  it  is  impossible  to  pass  them 
by  without  an  examination,  and  half  an  hour  or  more  cannot  be  passed  in  a 
pleasanter  manner  than  by  strolling  through  their  prettily-arranged  establishment. 
Their  counters  contain  a  treasury  of  things  grateful  to  the  sight,  gr-aceful  in  form, 
beautiful  in  design,  and  tempting  to  the  purse.  We  advise  such  of  our  readers 
as  are  judges  of  fine  pottery,  and  are  in  search  of  desirable  bnc-a-brac,  to  an  early 
visit  to  the  Neapolitan  treasures  that  have  just  been  opened. — Saturday  Evening 
Gazette, 

BEVERLY    POTTERY. 
Celebrated  Centennial  Antique  Pottery  Wares. 

These  wares  embrace  Antique  Pots  and  Yases,  Egyptian 
Lamps,  Candle  Sticks,  Yases,  Tripods,  Match-Safes,  and 
a  very  large  variety  beside  of  Pottery  Ware  in  "  ye  an- 
cient style."  Just  the  articles  for  the  CENTENNIALS. 
Dealers  and  CENTENNIAL  FAIRS  supplied  at  whole- 
sale.   Patent  Umbrella  Stand  a  Speciality. 

Please  remember  our  store  is  in  Music  Hall  Place,  off 
Winter  street.  All  strangers  should  not  fail  to  see  the 
great  organ.    Our  store  is  next  door  to  Music  Hall. 


BOSTON  AND  ENVIRONS. 


As  intimated  in  onr  preface,  in  order  to  so  simplify  the 
means  of  seeing  the  different  sights  of  the  city  that  the 
most  entire  stranger  may  do  so  without  making  a  mistake, 
we  propose  to  recommend  separate  and  distinctive  routes, 
giving  a  regular  number  to  each,  for  instance :  route  No. 
1,  2,  3,  and  etc. 


ROUTE  NO.  1, 
Commencing  at  the  State  House,  which  is 
situated  at  the  head  of  Park  street,  front- 
ing the  Common ;  viewing  in  the  rotunda 
(  or  Doric  Hall )  Chantrey's  fine  statue  of 
Washington  ;  the  battle  flags  borne  by 
Massachusetts  troops  in  the  late  civil  war ; 
the  remarkable  statue  of  Governor  An- 
drew ;  busts  of  Samuel  Adams,  President 
Lincoln  and  Senator  Sumner,  and  the  va- 
rious objects  of  interest.  It  would  be  well 
to  ascend  to  the  cupola,  to  obtain  one  of 
the  finest  views  of  the  city. 

We  then  go  down  Beacon  street.  This 
part  of  the  street  near  the  State  House, 
and  until  reaching  Charles  street  is  the 
old,  aristocratic  part  of  the  city,  where 
the  Hancock  Mansion  used  to  stand,  and 
where  the  elegant  residences  of  many  of 
our  merchant  princes  are  to  be  seen ; 
Beacon  street  runs  through  Longwood,  to  Chestnut  Hill 
Reservoir,  a  distance  of  about  five  miles.  We  continue 
up  the  street  until  reaching  Arlington  street,  where  we 
enter 


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NONOTUCK  SILK  CO. 

Importers  of 
And  Manufacturers  of 

Silk  Sewings  and  Twist. 


MILLS  at  FLOBENCE  and  LEEDS. 


BOSTON  OFFICE  AND  SALESROOM, 

18    Sniiiraer    Street. 


NEW  YORK  OFFICE,  -  -  66  &  68  THOMAS  ST. 
CHICAGO  OFFICE,  -  -  -  147  STATE  ST. 
CINCINNATI  OFFICE,      -       -      88  W.  THIRD  ST. 


The  Great  Demand  for  the 
Cortieelli   Silk  and  Tw^ist 

Is  a  sure  guarantee  of  its  Superior  Quality. 

N.  B.  The  N.  S.  Co.  are  the  sole  manufacturers  of  the 
celebrated  Nonotuck  and  Cortieelli  Silk  and  Twist. 


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THE    PUBLIC   GARDEN. 

The  first  object  which  arrests  our  attention  is  Ball's  fine 
equestrian  statue  of  Washington ;  near  which,  a  little  to  the 
left,  we  notice  a  marble  fountain,  the  "good  Samaritan," 
the  generous  gift  of  a  private  citizen  to  perpetuate  the  dis- 
covery of  antesthetics,  first  used  at  the  Massachusetts  Gen- 
eral Hospital  in  1846.  This  monument  was  erected  in 
1867,  by  Thomas  Lee,  Esq. 

There  is  also  a  bronze  statue  of  the  late  Edward  Ev- 
erett, by  Story,  of  Rome,  the  funds  for  which  were  raised 
by  public  subscription.  Also  a  beautiful  statue  of  Venus 
rising  from  the  sea ;  this  is  near  the  Arlington  street  en- 
trance, opposite  Commonwealth  avenue.  There  is  a  fount- 
ain connected  Avith  this  statue,  which,  while  playing, 
throws  a  fine  spray  around  the  figure  of  Venus,  the  eftect 
of  which  is  superb.  A  majestic  statue  of  the  late  Gov- 
ernor Andrew  serves  to  perpetuate  the  memory  of  one  of 
Massachusetts'  greatest  sons. 

The  garden  is  laid  out  in  the  French  parteri'e  style,  and 
is  modelled  after  the  beautiful  Pare  Monceau,  Paris,  and, 
in  the  season,  may  justly  be  claimed  as  one  of  the  finest 
parks  in  the  world,  for  i.ts  size,  the  walks  being  beautifully 
laid  out,  ornamented  with  statues,  and  its  miniature  lake 
is  a  true  serpentine,  as  it  is  not  an  artificial  pond,  but  a 
portion  of  the  Charles  river  arranged  into  a  beautiful  lake, 
with  swans,  ducks,  water-velocipedes,  and  small  row  boats 
for  the  amusement  of  the  juvenile  portion  of  the  commu- 
nity. This  expanse  of  water  is  spanned  by  a  short  bridge 
of  great  architectural  beauty.  We  now  turn  to  Common- 
wealth avenue,  which  is  a  very  beautiful  street,  about  100 
feet  in  width,  and  lined  with  trees.  This  street  will  cer- 
tainly be  the  finest  in  the  city  when  continued  to  Brookline, 
which  it  is  proposed  soon  to  do.  Passing  up  the  avenue  to 
Berkeley  street,  we  turn  to  the  right  and  go  as  far  as  Marl- 
borough street,  upon  the  corner  of  which  is  the  First 
Church  (Unitarian.)  This  is  one  of  the  oldest  societies 
in  the  city,  having  regularly  existed  since  1639.  This 
church  will  claim  attention  on  account  of  its  superb  archi- 
tecture, having  cost  over  a  quarter  of  a  million  of  dollars. 
The  stained  glass  windows  were  made  in  Great  Britain, 
and  the  organ,  one  of  the  grandest  in  the  city,  came  from 
one  of  the  best  factories  of  Germany.  Retracing  our  steps 
through  Berkeley  street,  we  continue  across  Common- 
wealth avenue  to  Boylston  street,  on  the  south-east  corner 
of  which  is  the  Hotel  Berkeley,  a  large,  well  situated 


12 

The  Emerson  Pianos 

^V  AREROOMS; 

595  Washington  St.,  Boston,  Mass, 

(Old  Number  395.) 

Are  too  well  known  to  need  any  published  testimonials,  being  now  In  general  use 
in  thousands  of  families  throughout  the  United  States  and  Europe,  with  the  de- 
mand constantly  increasing. 

Their  factories  are  among  the  largest  and  most  complete  in  the  world,  turning 
out  a  new  Piano  every  two  working  hours  throughout  the  year 


To  W,  Moore,  Esq., 

Proprietor  of  the  Emerson  Piano. 

12  Hotel  Boylston,  Nov.  26,  1875. 
My  dear  Mr.  Moore, 

I  cannot  refrain  from  writing  to  you,  in  order  to  tell  you  how  per- 
fectly enchanted  I  am  with  my  Upright  Piano.  You  know  well  how  much  I 
have  always  admired  your  "  Uprights,"  and  how  extraordinary  I  thought  the 
test  they  stood  in  the  damp  atmosphere  of  Wrentham,  where  they  kept  in  such 
wonderful  order  all  the  summer.  But  the  instrument  you  have  sent  me  now  is 
truly  a  boon  to  have.  It  draws  me  on,  time  after  time,  to  extemporize  by  its 
perfect  touch  and  its  singiHg,  yet  brilliant  and  powerful  tones.  I  hear,  "  Oh 
what  a  lovely  piano,"  from  my  pupils  twenty  times  a  day,  and  I  know  .you  will 
be  gratified  to  hear,  that  all  the  great  artistes  who  have  been  lately  in  Boston  and 
visited  me,  have  been  unanimous  in  the  praise  of  the  instrument.  I  must  more- 
over tell  you  that  not  even  in  England  have  I  ever  had  an  Upright  Piano  which 
kept  in  tune  so  steadily. 

So  I  can  but  say,  thanks,  ever  so  much,  for  choosing  so  superb  an  instrument, 
for  yours,  my  dear  Mr.  Moore, 

Most  sincerely, 

Erminia  Rudersdorff. 


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family  hotel.    On  the  north-west  corner  is  the  building  of 

THE  BOSTON    SOCIETY  OF   NATURAL    HISTORY, 

founded  in  1831,  and  erected  upon  land  presented  to  the  so- 
ciety by  the  State,  in  lb61.  It  is  an  elegant  structure,  three 
stories  high,  in  the  Doric  and  Ionian  styles  of  architecture. 
Among  other  interesting  objects  to  be  seen,  is  the  rich 
cabinet  of  natural  history,  open  for  tlie  public  on  Wednes- 
day and  Saturday.     The  next  building  to  the  right  is  the 

INSTITUTE   OF  TECHNOLOGY, 

founded  in  1861.  The  style  of  architecture  is  about  the 
same  as  its  sister  building,  with  the  addition  of  four  Co- 
rinthian columns  on  the  fagade,  which  are  pronounced  the 
most  perfect  specimens  in  Boston.  The  object  of  the  In- 
stitute is  the  furtherance  of  practical  arts  and  sciences; 
it  was  modeled  after  the  school  of  Arts  et  Metiers  of  Paris, 
which  is  the  first  of  its  kind  in  the  world.  Ten  regular 
courses  of  study,  including  all  of  the  applied  sciences,  are 
liberally  provided  for,  and  which  attract  students  from 
every  State  in  the  Union,  and,  it  is  said,  even  from  Europe. 
Nearly  opposite  is  the  new  Hotel  Brunswick. 

We  continue  up  Boj'lston,  passing  Clarendon  street, 
where  we  come  upon  the  new  and  imposing  fire-proof  edi- 
fice of  the 

CHAUNCY   HALL  SCHOOL, 

the  veteran  among  all  the  educational  institutions  in  the 
city.  It  is  a  preparatory  school  for  all  the  higher  branches, 
and,  at  this  institution,  military  drill  was  first  classed 
among  the  regular  studies  in  the  Boston  schools.  We 
continue  up  Boylston  street  to  the  next  block,  which  is 
Dartmouth  street,  on  the  corner  of  which  are  the  edifices 
of  the  Old  South  Society.    The  central  church  is  called 

THE  NEW  OLD   SOUTH. 

It  is,  in  every  respect,  a  magnificent  pile.  In.  the  cen- 
ter of  the  buildings, — for  here  are  clustered  a  church,  a 
chapel  and  a  model  parsonage, — rises  a  tower  240  feet 
high.  Like  the  First  church,  on  Marlboro  Street,  the 
stained  glass  windows  were  made  in  England.  This  su- 
perb structure  is  a  good  illustration  of  the  tendency  of  the 
age,  when  compared  with  the  plain  Old  South  Church, 
on  Washington  street,  which  we  shall  see  in  route  No.  2. 
A  few  doors  to  the  north,  on  Dartmouth  street,  is  the  Ho- 
tel Yendome,  an  elegant  residence  for  families.    The  loca- 


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33d    Year. 


ITew  England  Intnal 

LIFE  INgURANGB  00., 

BOSTOISr. 


Assets, 


$14,399,572.95. 


This  Company  insures  lives  upon  the  MUTUAL  plan, 
and  upon  easy  terms  of  payment  of  premium.  Also,  is 
prepared  to  discount  at  a  reasonable  rate  of  interest  En- 
dowment policies  which  will  mature  prior  to  Jan.  1,  1878. 

BEWJ.  P.  STEVENS,  President. 
JOS.  M.  GIBBENS,  Secretary. 


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tion  is  unsurpassed,  being  very  near  the  Public  Garden. 
The  house  is  furnished  in  the  most  elegant  manner  through- 
out, and  has  every  requisite  for  comfort  that  can  be  desired. 
Following  Dartmouth  street  across  to  St.  James  avenue, 
we  see  at  the  corner  of  Huntington  avenue  the 

MUSEUM  OF  FINE  ARTS, 

which  is  destined  to  become  to  Boston,  what  the  British 
Museum  is  to  London,  or,  in  other  words,  a  great  temple 
of  art.  The  building  itself  is  new,  externally  very  at- 
tractive, and,  internally,  admirably  adapted  to  the  use 
required  of  it.  Continuing  on  still  through  Dartmouth 
street  past  Engine  House  No,  22,  we  cross  the  track  of  the 
Boston  and  Albany  R  R.,  then  that  of  the  Providence  R.  R., 
and  next  come  to  Columbus  avenue,  one  of  the  broadest 
streets  in  the  new  district,  lined  on  both  sides  with  hand- 
some dwelling-houses.  This  avenue  is  very  animated  on 
pleasant  afternoons,  as  it  is  the  principal  drive  leading  out 
of  the  city,  making  it,  in  every  respect,  a  magnificent 
boulevard. 

Now,  turning  to  the  left,  we  soon  come  to  the  imposing 
edifice  of  the  second  Universalist  church.  This  is  one  of 
the  first  churches  where  the  now  fashionable  plan  of  a 
carriage  drive  under  the  tower  was  adopted.  We  follow 
the  avenue,  crossing  the  bridge  close  to  the  charch,  until 
we  come  to  the  new  and  imposing  edifice  of  the 

BOSTON  AND  PROVIDENCE  PASSENGER  STATION, 

which  is  one  of  the  finest  buildings  of  the  kind  in  the  world 
in  external  appearance,  and  can  certainly  be  claimed  as 
the  most  perfect,  in  fact,  it  is  an  ideal  railway  station. 
Who  has  not  been  obliged  to  wait,  oftentimes  several 
hours,  for  a  desired  train,  in  a  cold  or,  at  any  rate,  cheer- 
less waiting-room,  with  nothing  to  do  to  while  away  the 
time?  Here  all  of  this  is  obviated;  for  there  are  comforta- 
ble Avaiting-rooms,  a  splendid  restaurant,  a  cafe,  read- 
ing-rooms, a  barber  shop,  and  a  billiard  room,  which  is 
unique  and  practical  in  the  extreme.  The  entire  length 
of  the  buildings  is  over  800  feet.  In  the  waiting-rooms 
there  are  colored  maps  on  the  walls,  representing  the  main 
line  and  connections  with  all  the  different  places  along  the 
lines.  These  excellent  maps  are  similar  to  the  ones  in  the 
Oare  du  Ghemin  de  fer  du  Nord,  or  Northern  Railway  Sta- 
tion at  Paris.  In  the  front  of  the  building  is  a  fine  tower, 
somewhat  resembling  that  of  the  New  Old  South  church. 


la 
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PAPER  &  BOOKS! 

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IS  IT  MUCH? 
ARE  THEY  SMALL  ? 

AEE  THEY  LARGE  ? 

The  Claremont  Manufacturing  Co, 

WILL  MAKE  THEM. 


THEY   ARE  PRINTEHS— THEY  ARE   STER- 
EOTYPERS— THEY    ARE    PAPER  MAKERS. 


SEND  YOUR  OBDERS  TO 

CLAREMONT,  N.  H. 


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and  containing  a  large  clock,  illuminated  at  night,  wliich 
can  be  seen  at  a  distance  of  several  miles. 

After  a  visit  to  this  depot,  we  continue  down  Columbus 
avenue  until  we  come  to  the  corner  of  Charles  and  Boyl- 
ston  streets.    We  now  go  into 

THE  COMMON. 

Turning  to  the  right,  is  the  Old  Burial  Ground,  contain- 
ing many  quaint  old  tombstones ;  continuing  on,  we  come 
to  the  Deer  Park,  which  contains  several  very  fine  speci- 
mens of  these  gentle  creatures ;  walking  across  the  Com- 
mon, we  arrive  at  the  spot  where  the  famous  Old  Elm  had 
stood  for  over  two  centuries,  previous  to  its  being  blown 
down  by  a  terrific  gale,  during  the  night  of  the  15th  of  Feb- 
ruary, 1876.  This  venerable  old  tree  had  been  in  existence 
before  Boston  was  settled,  and  rumor  has  it  that  several 
witches  were  here  offered  up  to  an  outraged  God.  A  little 
beyond  this  spot,  which  will  doubtless  be  marked  by  some 
appropriate  monument,  is  a  sheet  of  water  called  the  Frog 
Pond,  which  is  resorted  to  by  the  children,  who  enjoy 
immensely  the  sport  of  sailing  their  miniature  navies 
thereon.  We  pass  over  the  hill,  by  the  unfinislied  Soldiers' 
Monument,  glance  at  the  Brewer  Fountain,  a  fine  mass 
of  bronze,  the  gift  of  a  private  citizen,  whose  name  it 
bears ;  we  follow  the  path  parallel  with  Park  street  and 
find  ourselves  back  to  the  State  House. 

We  have  thus,  during  walk  No.  1,  gone  over  that  portion 
of  the  city  called  the  Back  Bay,  which  contains,  as  we 
have  seen,  many  of  the  most  elegant  dwellings.  This  dis- 
trict is  more  particularly  interesting  from  the  fact  that  it 
was  entirely  reclaimed  from  the  waters  of  the  Back  Bay, 
as  the  title  claims. 

HOTEL    VElSTDOlVtE, 

Commoiiirealtli  Avenue,   Boston. 

$  3,50  per  Day. 

DURING  the  Centennial  months,  from  May  i  to  Oct.  i,  1876,  this  elegant 
Family  Hotel  will  be  opened  to  those  requiring  choice  apartments  by  the 
week.  The  location  is  unsurpassed.  Being  on  the  widest  avenue,  in  the  midst 
of  the  finest  residences,  and  near  the  PubHc  Garden,  it  is  rendered  the  most  de- 
sirable stunmer  Hotel  in  the  city.  The  rooms  are  nicely  furnished,  large,  light, 
well  ventilated,  cool,  and  home-like,  with  bath-rooms  attached  to  each  suite.  A 
steam  passenger  elevator,  and  all  other  conveniences  for  the  comfort  of  guests. 
Horse-cars  pass  near,  and  carriages  always  at  hand.  Our  new  schedule  is  now 
complete,  and  apartments  can  be  secured  for  the  fifth  season,  commencing 
Oct.  I,  1876. 


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HALFORD 


BEST  E-ELISH  made  in  any  part  of  the  world. 
All  grocers  keep  it. 


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LARGEST  STOCK, 

BEST  ASSORTMENT, 

LOWEST  PRICES. 


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We  manufacture  all  of  our  owa    goods  and  guarantee  satis- 
faction in  fit  and  workmanship. 

EAGLE  CLOTHING  COMPANY, 
*•  Liberty  Tree  Block,"  corner  Washington  and  Essex  Streets. 


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ROUTE  NO.  2. 

We  start  again  from  the  State  House, 
going  up  on  the  right  side  of  the  building 
through  Mount  Vernon  Street  to  the 
back  of  the  State  House  down  the  hill 
through  Bowdoin  St.  to  Bowdoin  Square, 
at  the  f(  ot  of  the  hill,  about  a  third  of  the 
way  down  the  street,  we  pass  on  the  left 
the^  Church  of  the  Advent,  a  high  rit- 
ualistic Episcopal  church,  the  choir,  com- 
posed entirely  of  boy  voices,  is  considered 
a  very  fine  one.  Turning  to  the  left  we 
behold  the  "  Revere  House,"  one  of  the 
best  hotels  of  the  city.  This  hotel  was 
built  by  the  Massachusetts  Charitable 
Mechanic  Association,  of  which  the  fa- 
mous Paul  Revere,  was  the  first  President, 
and  who  gave  his  name  to  the  new  ho- 
tel, which  boasts  among  its  former  propri- 
etors the  well  known  Paran  Stevens.  The 
Prince  of  Wales  and  the  Grand  Duke  Alexis  both 
occupied  apai'tments  at  this  hotel.  Continuing  on  going 
down  Cambridge  Street  until  reaching  Charles  Street,  we 
turn  to  the  right  viewing  the  new  Jail,  which  is  one  of  the 
most  substantial  institutions  of  its  kind  in  this  country, 
being  constructed  of  granite  and  iron,  pleasantly  situated 
overlooking  the  Charles  River.  We  will  not  linger  here, 
but  hurry  along  until  we  reach 

the  Massachusetts  general  hospital 

on  Mc  Lean  Street,  founded  by  private  donation  in  1799, 
and  incorporated  in  1812;  it  is  a  massive  structure  of  gran- 
ite, being  splendidly  adapted  to  sanitary  purposes.  We 
now  pass  up  Leverett  street  to  Causeway  street  which  we 
enter  continuing  down  to  the  Lovtell  and  Eastern  Rail- 
way Stations,  both  of  which  are  new  and  imposing  edi- 
fices ;  continuing  on  passing  the  first  to  the  second  Charles- 
town  bridge,  then  turning  to  the  right  up  Charlestown 
street,  we  come  to  Haymarket  Square,  which  we  cross 
passing  up  Washington  street,  stopping  for  a  moment  at 
the  corner  of  Friend  street,  where  we  espy  the  Center 
House,  one  of  the  coziest  little  hotels  in  Boston,  contain- 
ing 40  rooms,  with  a  fine  restaurant  on  the  ground  floor, 
kept  by  Moses  Pearson  &  Co.,  a  name  which  has  been 
familiar  to  Boston  people  for  so  many  years.     We  keep 


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GRAND  EXCURSION 

OVER  THE 

BOSTON  AND  REVERE  BEACH  RAILROAD. 


Through  the  enterprise  of  the  directors  of  the  above  Cor- 
poration the  public  will  be  able  to  enjoy  one  of  tlie  most 
pleasurable  and  at  the  same  time  cheap  and  healthful  trips 
over  this  new  and  well  appointed  road.  The  depot  is 
situated  upon  Atlantic  avenue,  where  a  ticket  can  be  pro- 
cured to  go  and  return.  The  passenger  enters  the  spa- 
cious ferry-boat  which  conveys  him  across  the  harbor  to 
the  Railroad  Company's  depot  at  East  Boston;  from 
whence  after  a  charming  ride  of  20  minutes  he  reaches  the 
famous  Revere  Beach  over  which  the  cars  pass  for  a  dis- 
tance of  nearly  3  miles,  which  we  believe  is  unique  in  rail- 
roading, even  in  this  country,  where  the  Iron  Horse  finds 
his  way  to  some  astonishing  places. 

The  sand  here  is  of  a  light  bluish  shade  and  so  hard  that 
carriages  are  easily  driven  over  its  entire  length,  while  the 
ocean  panorama  is  sublime — with  Nahant  in  full  view  and 
steamers  and  sailing  crafts  constantly  passing;  nothing  can 
surpass  the  pleasure  of  this  trip  during  a  hot  and  sultry 
day,  as  good  hotels  are  in  adundance,_  and  one  can  here 
obtain  fish  of  all  kinds  fresh  from  their  native  element. 
Who  has  not  heard  of  the  Revere  Beach  fish  dinners  which 
are  said  to  rival  the  heretofore  considered  inimitable  feasts 
of  the  great  Billingsgate  market  in  London,  or  of  a  White 
Baite  party  at  Greenwich  on  Thames?  The  clam  bakes 
will  rival  those  of  Oakland  Beach,  in  Rhode  Island,  while 
the  surf  bathing  at  Revere  Beach  possesses  all  the  advan- 
tages of  Long  Branch,  without  its  treacherous  undertow, 
and  of  Newport  without  the  long,  hot  and  dusty  ride,  which 
is  here  obviated  by  the  advantages  of  this  route. 

It  is  proposed  by  the  Directors  of  this  Corporation  to  il- 
luminate Revere  Beach  evenings  during^  the  summer 
months,  and  run  trains  to  and  from  this  city  as  often  as 
practicable,  in  order  to  a,ccommodate  those  desirous  of 
Indulging  in  a  surf  bath  and  who  are  unable  to  do  so  dur- 
ing the  day.  It  is  also  proposed  to  issue  coupon  tickets  at 
a  nominal  rate  in  connection  with  the  Metropolitan  road, 
entitling  the  holder  to  a  passage  to  and  from  any  part  of 
the  city  to  the  beach  and  return. 


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on,  crossing  Hanover  street,  until  we  come  to  the  new 
Morse  Block,  six  stories  in  height,  built  of  free  stone  con- 
taining elegant  spacious  Ware  rooms  and  Stores.  As  we 
pass  we  notice,  prominent  among  others  that  of  Learned, 
Hartley  &  Company,  who  have  recently  opened  a  rich  stock 
of  Carpets,  Draperies,  etc.,  next  to  wliich  are  the  immense 
and  magnificent  furniture  ware-rooms  of  F.  Geldowsky ; 
the  goods  in  this  establishment  are  rich  and  elegant  beyond 
description.  Here  also  is  the  oiSce  and  sales  room  of  F.  B. 
Wentworth  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of  the  justly  celebrated 
"  Star  Carpet  Linings."  The  sales  of  these  goods  have  in- 
creased to  such  an  extent,  that  they  may  be  found  in  the 
stock  of  nearly  all  the  large  Carpet  Houses  of  the  country. 
A  little  further  up,  we  turn  to  the  left  into  Dock  Square, 
in  which  we  notice  a  quaint  old  building,  built  in  1 690. 
In  this  square  stands 

FANEUIL  HALL, 

which  bears  the  proud  title  of  "  Cradle  of  American  Liber- 
ty," and  which  has  been  too  often  described  to  need,  from 
such  a  small  work  as  the  present,  more  than  a  cursory  glance 
at  the  portraits  of  our  forefathers  and  the  great  picture 
of  Webster's  reply  to  Hayne,  upon  Exhibition  in  the  Hall 
and  which  is  always  open  to  the  public.  We  cross  ov^er  to 
the  Quincy  Market,  built  in  1823  at  an  expense  of  nea];ly 
$  200,000,  it  is  535  feet  long,  50  feet  wide,  two  stories  high, 
and  built  of  Quincy  granite — the  ground  floor  is  used  for  a 
market  and  is  well  worth  a  visit,  the  upper  story  is  devoted 
to  the  sale  of  agricultural  implements.  We  now  pass 
through  Merchant's  Row  to  State  street,  the  Wall  street  of 
Boston,  in  which  are  located  many  of  the  leading  Banks; 
passing  the  Merchant's  Exchange  on  the  left,  in  wliich  are 
the  offices  of  the  Board  of  Trade.     Here  we  notice 

boston's  FIRST'  STATE  HOUSE, 

which  stands  at  the  head  of  this  street,  but  which  is  now 
occupied  as  private  offices.  It  was  in  this  street,  then 
King  street,  that  the  famous  Boston  massacre  occured, 
March  5,  1770.  We  now  keep  on  turning  into  Washington 
street  upon  the  left.  Immediately  opposite  the  Old  State 
House  is  the  Sears  Building,  a  glorious  specimen  of  mod- 
ern architecture,  being  in  imitation  of  the  Venetian  style. 
We  continue  up  Washington  to  School  street  upon  the  cor- 
ner of  which  stands  the  famous  "Old  Corner  Book  Store," 
built  during  the  reign  of  Queen  Anne.  It  is  one  of  the 
few  remaining  links  which  connects  the  present  Boston 


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ENORllERa^TOOlJ 


T^^^^T^ 


^*- BOSTON*  f^ 


^^Tf^^:^ 

Illustrations  for  Catalogues  and  Books,  Views  of  Buildings,  Machinery  of  all 
kinds,  Portraits,  Labels  in  plain  or  fancy  colors.  Seals,  Cards,  and  every  descrip- 
tion of  Designing  and  Engraving  executed  in  the  best  style,  at  short  notice,  and 
on  reasonable  terms. 

Personal  attention  to  all  orders  by  mail  or  express. 

209  \ra.s]iinj?ton  St.,  Room  39,  BOSTON. 

SETH  yV.  FULLER, 

Slectrio   An.n'u.n.oiators, 

ELECTRIC  WATCH  CLOCKS, 

EIjEOTE^TO     BElI-jILiS, 
BURG-LAR     ALARM    TELEG-RAPH,   . 
BATTERIES,    BELLS,   W^IRE,    &C., 


PUT  UP  TO  ORDER  AND  FOR  SALE. 
63  Devonsliire  Street, 


SEND    FOR  CIRCULAR. 

BOSTOJV. 


When  it  is  considered  that  the  most  important  point  of 
excellence  in  a  piano-forte  is  its  sustaining  power  to  stand 
in  tune,  it  will  not  be  questioned  that  the  durability  of  the 
Emekson  Co.'s  pianos  show  a  gratifjdng  evidence  in  this 
respect. 


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with  the  quaint  old  three-hilled  settlement  of  pre-revolu- 
tionary  days.  This  old  building,  on  the  corner  of  School 
and  Wasliington  streets,  still  stauncher  than  a  majority 
of  those  of  modern  construction,  was  built  in  1712,  upon 
land  originally  belonging  to  Wm.  Hutchinson,  the  hus- 
band of  the  famous  Ann  Hutchinson,  of  Colonial  fame. 
The  lot  originally  extended  to  the  present  City  Hall  Square, 
and  was  sold  by  the  Hutchinson  family  in  1657  for  the 
sum  of  seventy-five  pounds.  It  has  passed  through  the 
hands  of  many  parties  since  those  days,  and  is  now  owned 
by  the  Brimmer  and  Inches  families.  Alex.  Williams  is 
its  occupant.  While  here  we  will  take  a  look  at  the  ven- 
erable edifice  of  the 

OLD  SOUTH  CHURCH, 

which  is  ripe  with  revolutionary  incidents.  Its  walls  have 
often  resounded  with  the  voices  of  eloquent  orators,  who 
have  spoken  words  of  comfort  to  our  forefathers  during 
the  troubled  moments  of  the  last  century,  also  exhortations 
of  patriotism  from  distinguished  citizens.  The  clang  of 
horses  hoofs  and  the  ribaldry  of  the  barrack  room  have 
found  eclio  in  this  venerable  Temple,  for  it  was  used  as  a 
stable  and  barracks  by  the  British  troups;  this  is  ever 
vivid  to  the  memory,  thanks  to  the  inscription,  upon  a 
marble  tablet  placed  in  the  tower : 


OLD  SOUTH. 

CHURCH  GATHERED 

1669 

FIRST  HOUSE  BUILT 

1670 

THIS  HOUSE  ERECTED 

1729 

DESECRATED  BY  BRITISH  TROOPS 

1775-6 

We  now  continue  up  School  street  in  which  is  situated 
the  new 

CITY  HALL, 

a  magnificent  modern  structure,  very  closely  resem- 
bling the  new  buildings  erected  in  Paris  by  Napoleon 
III,  in  fact  the  pavilion  and  dome  are  an  exact  copy  of  the 
new  portion  of  the  Palace  of  the  Louvre.  This  building  is 
in  every  respect  the  most  perfect  in  symmetry  of  any  edi- 
fice in  the  city.  The  interior  arrangements  are  splendidly 
combined  and  tastefully  decorated,  with  the  exception  of 


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PAGE  &  BAILEY, 


Mannfactiirers  of 


45  WEST  ST.,  BOSTON. 

Our  Specialties  are  made  every  morning. 

Men  Hatnal  Life  Ids.  Co. 

Directors'  Office  No.  153  Tremont  Street, 

BOSTON. 

GROSS    ASSETS,  -  $10,000,000. 

ANNUAL    INCOME,     -  -  2,500,000. 

SURPLUS  (MASS.  STANDARD),     1,400,000. 

HENRY  S.  WASHBURN,  President. 
DANIEL  SHARP,    Vice  President. 
WHITING   H.  HOLLISTER,  Secretary. 
DAVID  L.  GALLUP,  Actuary. 
JOHN  C.  SHARP,  Medical  Examiner. 


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the  Hall  of  the  Board  of  aldermen,  which  is  singularly 
plain.  The  Mayor's  office  is  a  spacious,  well  furnished 
apartment,  such  as  the  Chief  Magistrate  of  the  city  should 
have.  A  quaint  sketch  on  one  of  the  walls  represents  Bos- 
ton in  1800.  Also  portraits  of  all  the  Mayors  of  the  city. 
On  one  of  the  walls  is  a  portrait  of  Washington  magnifi- 
cently wrought  in  silk,  presented  to  the  city  by  the  city  of 
Lyons,  France. 

In  a  heavy  gilt  frame  over  the  Mayor's  desk,  is  a  set  of 
elegantly  engrossed  resolutions  of  sympathy  and  condo- 
lence from  the  City  of  Boston,  England,  to  its  namesake 
in  America,  upon  the  occasion  of  the  death  of  the  lamented 
President  Lincoln. 

The  Mayor's  private  office,  leading  out  of  the  public  of- 
fice, is  a  small,  but  elaborately  furnished  room.  Among 
other  pictures  is  the  testimonial  presented  to  Mayor  Cobb 
by  the  Washington  Light  Infantry  as  a  token  of  regard 
and  gratitude  for  the  hearty^  reception  they  met  with  from 
the  people  of  Boston,  during  their  visit  here,  to  the  Cen- 
tennial celebrations  at  Bunker  Hill,  June  17th,  1875.  A 
convenience  rarely  furnished  in  public  buildings  is  a  spa- 
cious elevator,  which  could  with  propriety  be  introduced 
into  all  of  them.  A  bronze  statue  of  Benjamin  Franklin 
stands  in  the  grounds  in  front  of  the  Hall.  We  keep  up  the 
street  until  we  come  to  the  Parker  House,  the  most  popu- 
lar hotel  in  Boston,  conducted  upon  the  European  plan,  and 
a  resort  of  the  business  men  from  all  sections  of  the  coun- 
try. Its  restaurant  is  first  class  in  every  respect,  while 
there  is  no  luxury  in  the  market  but  that  can  be  obtained 
here.  Opposite  and  on  the  left  hand  corner  of  School  and 
Tiemont  Sts.,  stands  the  old  building  owned  and  occupied 
by  one  of  our  most  respected  citizens  Mr.  W.  H.  Burnham 
of  antiquarian  fame,  or  as  the  old  sign  explains  in  the 
quaint  style  of  the  last  century : 

"YE  ANTIQVE  BOOKE   STORE." 

Upon  the  ground  floor  on  School  Street  is  his  Antiqua- 
rian Book  Store,  where  a  collection  of  relics  in  this  line, 
and  dating  back  many  liundred  of  years  may  be  seen.  Mr. 
Parker  has  been  very  desirous  of  purchasing  this  corner 
estate,  to  enable  him  to  enlarge  the  Parker  House,  but  al- 
though he  has  offered  fabulous  sums  for  it,  it  cannot  be 
purchased,  as  Mr.  Burnham  was  born  in  this  house,  having 
occupied  it  for  more  than  eighty  years,  claims  the  right 
to  die  in  it,  consequently,  during  his  life  it  must  remain 
as  it  is.     Upon  the  opposite  corner  looking  like  a  grim  sen- 


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REVERE    HOUSE, 

Bowdoin  Square,     -    -    -    -     BOSTON. 

A  new  and  improved  Passenger  Elevator,  with  other  im- 
provements, renders  the  Revere  House  one  of 
the  most  perfect  Hotels  in  the  world. 


TREMONT  HOUSE, 

Cor.  Tremont  and  Beacon  Sts. 

The  old  "  Tremont,"  conceded  to  be  the  most  eligibly  lo- 
cated of  any  hotel  in  Boston,  is  in  perfect  appointment 
and  offers  unsurpassed  accommodation 
to  the  travelling  public. 
The  above  Hotels  are  under  one  management, 

CHAPIN,  GURNET  &  CO.,  Proprietors. 


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tinel  is  the  ancient  and  time  honored  "  King's  Chapel"  built 
in  1654,  occupied  in  1689,  and  enlarged  in  1710;  but  in  the 
middle  of  the  century  having  fallen  to  decay  it  was  decid- 
ed to  rebuild  it  with  stone,  which  was  accordingly  done, 
and  it  was  occupied  for  Divine  Service  in  1754.  Fortunate- 
ly it  was  unharmed  while  the  British  occupied  the  town. 
This  edifice  contains  relics  which  cannot  fail  to  be  of  ab- 
sorbing interest  to  historical  students  and  antiquarians,  as 
well  as  attractive  to  the  general  public,  consisting  of  church 
furniture,  brought  over  in  the  "  Mayflower." 

Connected  with  this  Church  is  a  cemetery,  the  first  one 
established  in  Boston,  and  upon  the  Stones  there  are  many 
quaint  and  curious  epitaphs.  In  one  of  the  tombs  reposes 
the  ashes  of  the  Winthrops  who  were  the  Governors  of 
Massachusetts,  as  also  those  of  the  most  celebrated  men 
of  our  early  days.  A  great  effort  has  been  made  of  late  for 
the  removal  of  this  time  honored  edifice,  for  the  purpose 
of  widening  School  Street,  upon  a  line  with  the  City  Hall. 
This  would  necessitate  the  removal  of  the  entire  building, 
also  a  large  part  of  the  cemetery.  Naturally  the  society 
has  opposed  it  all  in  their  power,  but  progress  has  doom- 
ed it  to  destruction  as  the  rising  generation  in  their  greed 
for  wealth  are  pressing  for  its  removal,  and  ere  long  it  will 
be  obliged  to  yield. 

Opposite,  on  the  North  west  corner  of  Beacon  and  Tre- 
mont  is  the  Pavilion  Hotel,  a  family  house.  On  the 
South  east  corner  is  the  well  known  and  popular  Tremont 
House,  a  twin  house  to  the  REVERE,(see  page26.)  and  kept 
by  the  same  proprietor.  Following  up  Beacon  Street,  we 
come  to  "  Pilgrim  Hall"  on  the  right,  a  gem  of  a  hall,  taste- 
fully decorated  and  used  for  concerts,  lectures,  etc.  Still 
further  up  on  the  left  near  to  Park  Street  is  the  Boston 
Atheneum,  the  scientific  library  of  the  American  Acade- 
my of  arts  and  sciences.  Picture  Gallery  etc.  After  a  vis- 
it to  this  building,  we  keep  on  up  Beacon  street  until  we 
come  to  the  State  House,  there  concluding  route  No.  2. 

In  the  foregoing  route,  we  have  visited  a  number  of  the 
land-marks  of  olden  times;  in  the  following  walk,  we 
shall  make  a  tour  of  the  burnt  district,  examining  the  re- 
sults of  modern  architecture. 

BROOICS,    eAPICROFT'&    CO., 
^    .i^    C3-    S 

For  Tourists,  Jewelry,  Druggists  &  Photograph  Boxes, 
JS'o.  SI  Hawley  Street,  BOSTOJf. 


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GOLD  MEDAL 
PIANOS  to  LET. 

Pianos  sold  on 
Instalments. 

Pianos  of  every  style,  of  the  best  qualities  and  lowest  prices, 
Warranted.         Send  for  circular. 

A.  M.  MoPHAIL  &  CO.,  579  Washington  St.,  Boston. 


Insurance    Agency, 

7   lEi^OiLBJSXgO   Fl0.C@, 


^^M# 


178  GToj^eRp^^^T. 

Offices,       302  Washington  St. 
Every  description  of  ,Wood  Engraving  executed  in  the  best 
manner.     Orders  left  at  either  of  the  above  offices  will  receive 
prompt  attention. 

The  Old  New  England  House. 

Corner  of  Clinton  and  Blackstone  Sts.,  BOSTON. 

Eooms  with  or  without  Meals  by  the  Day  or  Week. 

There  is  an  Oyster,  Lunch  and  Ale  Room  connected  with   the 
House.     Also  a  good  Laundry  and  Bath  Rooms. 

Tickets  for  Meals  at  Reasonable  Prices. 


C.  A.  BAILEY, 
Fonnerly  of  Wilde's  Hotel,  Clerk. 


J.  T.  WILSON, 
Formerly  of  Brighton  Hotel. 


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Route  No.  3. 

For  this  walk  we  take  the  City  Hall,  as 
a  base  of  operations,  going  through  City 
Hall  Avenue  at  the  side  of  the  Hall,  into 
Court  Square,  in  which  stands  the  United 
, States  Court  House;  in  this  square  are  lo- 
cated also  most  of  the  express  offices.  We 
pass  through  on  the  right  to  Court  Street, 
on  the  opposite  side  we  notice  the  building 
of  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser,  one  of 
the  oldest  daily  papers  in  Boston.  We  con- 
tinue up  Court  street,  on  the  right  passing 
the  Adams  Express  Company's  offices; 
turning  to  the  left  into  Tremont  street, 
a  shorf  distance  up  is  the  Boston  Muse- 
um, opened  in  1841  as  the  "  Boston  Mu- 
seum and  Gallery  of  Fine  Arts,"  which 
combines  Museum,  Gallery,  and  Theatre, 
and  is  a  great  resort  for  children.  The 
stock  company  is  very  good,  including 
William  Warren,  one  of  the  best  comedians,  in  the  world. 
He  has  been  identified  with  the  Museum  since  the  second 
season.  This  building  is  easily  distinguished  at  night,  by 
three  rows  of  gas  lights  extending  the  entire  length  ©f 
the  exterior  on  Tremont  street.  Adjoining  the  Museum  is 
the  new  and  substantial  building  of  the  "Probate  Court," 
this  edifice  is  thoroughly  fire-proof  and  contains  all  of  the 
valuable  Court  Archives. 

We  retrace  our  steps,  crossing  ScoUay  square  down 
Cornhill,  where  are  located  most  of  the  antiquarian  book 
stores  and  publishing  houses  ;  we  cross  Washington 
street,  going  through  Exchange  street  to  State  street,  which 
we  follow  until  we  reach 

the  custom  house, 

finished  in  1849.  It  is  of  Doric  architecture  and  in  the  form 
of  a  Greek  cross,  ornamented  with  granite  columns,  weigh- 
ing over  forty  tons  each.  It  is  claimed  that  this  building  is 
entirely  fire-proof,  and  well  may  it  be,  when  we  consider 
that  even  the  roof  is  made  of  granite,  a  rare  tiling  nowa- 
days. Some  idea  of  the  enormous  amount  of  business  done 
within  these  walls  may  be  formed  when  we  know  that  the 
imports  and  exports  for  the  Port  of  Boston,  for  1875,  were 
Imports,  $  47,105,183.  Exports,  $  33,886,49-5. 
We  now  turn  into  Commercial  street  to  the  left ;  cross- 


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mete.opolita.it  hotel. 

1162   to    1168     Wash- 
ington St.,  Boston. 

On     the     American 
and     European    plan.     "JT^ 
Transient,    $  2  50    per     '  ;^7^^ 
day. 

M.  J.  BROCKWAY,     J 
Proprietor. 


Metropolitan  Horse  || 
Cars    pass   the   House  9 
up  and  down  town,  to 
and  from  all  the  Rail- 
way Depots. 


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fL:^^^CORNER  FfiANKUN  ^  WASHINGTON  STS.^^^t^ 

Boston,  Mass. ^ 


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On  the  European  Plan. 

84  &  86  PEIEND  ST.,  Junct.  New  Washington, 
JV'ear  Hanover  Street,  BOSTOJf. 

MOSES  PEARSON,         G.  H.  TIEBETTS,         H.  G.  MA.COMBER. 


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ing  this  street,  is  the  new  Atlantic  avenue  on  the  water 
side  of  the  city ;  this  is  the  broadest  avenue  in  the  busi- 
ness portion  of  the  city.  Tlie  many  advantages  of  such  a 
thoroughfare  in  this  part  of  the  city,  are  self  evident,  for 
all  of  the  principal  wharfs  are  here  situated.  We  now 
turn  back  into  India  Street,  which  contains  many  of  the 
large  wholesale  grocery  concerns ;  then  into  Central  street, 
across  Kilby  into  Exchange  Place,  formerly  known 
as  Jjindall  street.  This  street  was  entirely  destroyed 
by  the  late  fire.  It  was  not  only  re-built,  but  re-named. 
The  present  buildings  are  of  elegant  and  substantial  archi- 
tecture, and  devoted  almost  wholly  to  the  Insurance  in- 
terest. 

Turning  into  Congress  street  on  the  left,  crossing  Post 
Office  square,  we  get  a  good  view  of  the  new  "  Sim- 
mons Building,"  one  of  the  finest  of  the  modern  buildings. 
In  this  square  are  also  the  new  buildings  of  the  New  Eng- 
land Mutual  Life  Insurance  Co.,  and  of  the  New  York 
Mutual  Life  Insurance  Co.,  which  are  contiguous  with 
each  other, — the  latter  building  being  surmounted  by  a  lofty 
marble  tower  over  two  hundred  feet  in  height.  Near  the 
summit,  encircled  by  a  gilded  balustrade,  is  a  look-out, 
from  which  one  of  tlie  most  magnificent  views  of  the  sur- 
rounding country  may  be  obtained,  and  from  the  flag-staff 
of  which  the  "Stars  and  Stripes"  proudly  float.  The  prin- 
cipal Insurance  offices  are  located  in  the  adjacent  streets 
in  this  vicinity. 

Turn  next  into  Oliver  street,  which  is  occupied  by  hard- 
ware and  metal  firms,  thence  into  High  street  to  the 


fort  hill  district, 

in  which  we  notice  Dow's  establishment  for  the  manu- 
facture of  Soda  Water,  Ginger  Ale  and  the  celebrated 
Green  Mountain  Beer.  There  are  many  establishments  in 
this  vicinity  devoted  to  the  shoe  and  leather  interests. 
This  entire  district  was  once  a  high  hill  covered  with 
dwellings.  The  vast  amount  of  ground  piled  up  by  nature 
was  removed  by  man,  before  whose  march  of  progress 
nature  must  inevitably  bow.  The  earth  which  was  taken 
away  was  utilized  for  the  creation  of  Atlantic  avenue  and 
many  other  streets  which  have  been  raised. 

We  next  pass  through  Purchase  street,  wliere  the  author's 
father  was  born,  and  which  in  those  days  was  one  of  the 
wealthy  and  aristocratic  streets,  but  is  now  devoted  entire- 


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E.  HO  WARD  k  CO.,  Manufacturers  of 


STEM- WINDING-  AND  STEM-SETTING- 

nflG«««       ^  1 1 4  Tremont,  BOSTON. 

UmCGSj      5  552  Broadway,      NEW  YORK. 

WriLIAM    A.    BEATTIE, 


No.  8  EXCHANGE  PLACE, 

BOSTON. 

CITY     FIRE     INSURANCE    CO. 

OF  NEW  YORK. 

Organized   1833. 

Cash  Assets,  -         -         -  $500,000. 

BRITISH    AMERICA  ASSURANCE  CO. 

OF  TORONTO,  CA. 

Established    1833. 

Capital         _         .         -         -         $400,000,   Gold. 

Insurance  effected  to  any  amount  in  the  Best  Companies. 


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ly  to  business  pursuits.  Continue  through  this  street, 
crossing  Pearl,  Congress  and  Federal  streets,  which  are 
almost  entirely  devoted  to  the  boot  and  shoe  and  wool  in- 
terests. Pearl  Street,  before  the  fire  of  1872,  was  the  larg- 
est boot  and  shoe  market  on  the  globe ;  a  considerable  part 
of  the  trade  is  now  returning  to  this  vicinity.  The  wool 
trade  also  claims  Boston  as  the  largest  American  mart. 
This  portion  of  the  city  is  the  wholesale  quarter  for  nearly 
all  of  the  branches  of  industry.  A  little  further  up  is  Sum- 
mer Street,  in  which  most  of  the  wholesale  dry  goods  and 
clothing  establishments  are  located.  Still  farther,  at  the 
corner  of  Kingston  Street,  is  the  place  where  the  Great 
Fire  of  187*2  commenced ;  next  we  pass  into  Devonshire 
Street,  and  to  Winthrop  Square,  which  is  surrounded  by 
stately  structures,  the''Beebe  Block  "  being  among  the 
most  prominent;  at  the  corner  of  Franklin  Street  is  an  ele- 
gant structure  called  the  "  Franklin  Building."  We  now 
go  up  towards  Washington  street,  passing  through  Devon- 
shire, crossing  Milk  St.,  from  which  point,  looking  up  the 
street,  may  be  seen  the  new  offices  of  the  "Boston  Post  " 
upon  which  spot  stood  the  old  house  erected  towards  the 
close  of  the  XVIIth  century,  where  Benjamin  Frank- 
lin was  born,  January  17,  1706.  A  bronze  gilt  bust  of  that 
immortal  genius  placed  over  the  lower  windows  denotes 
the  fact. 

We  are  now  on  Devonshire  Street  at  the  "  Rialto,"  a  mag- 
nificent edifice  devoted  to  business  purposes  belonging  to  the 
Simmons  estate.  This  building  should  have  been  placed 
in  a  large  square  surrounded  by  grounds,  whereas  at  pres- 
ent, enclosed  on  all  sides  by  high  buildings,  its  fine  archi- 
tecture cannot  be  seen  to  advantage.  Across  the  street 
is  the 

NEW  post  office, 

which  is  a  very  fine  building,  designed  by  Mullett,  while 
supervising  architect  of  the  Treasury  Department,  also  the 
architect  of  the  New  York  Post  Office,  which  is  externally 
the  finest  Post-Office  building  in  the  world.  A  broad 
granite  staircase  leads  to  the  upper  stories,  where,  upon 
the  third  floor  is  situated  the  magnificent  Hall  of  the  Sub- 
Treasury.  This  Hall  is  very  high,  in  the  centre  of  the 
edifice  and  is  superbly  decorated,  a  great  quantity  of  gold 
having  been  used.  Eight  large  gilt  chandeliers  furnish 
light  to  the  tasteful  Hall. 

By  a  recent  appropriation  of  Congress  the  ground  in  the 
rear  of  the  Post  Office,  bounded  by  Water  and  Milk  Streets 


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DENNISON  &  CO., 


MANUFACTUREKS,  IMPORTERS  AND  AGENTS. 


B 


cnnison^g  ^ourisfs^  ^aos. 


1  doz.,  ready  strung,  in  a  neat  packet,  for  15  cents. 
LUGG-AG-E    LABELS. 

TAGS    FOR    ALL    PURPOSES; 

GUM  LABELS,   SEALS, 

JEWELERS'  AND  DRUGGISTS'  PAPER  BOXES, 
APOTHECARIES'   PAPERS, 

MILLER'S  SILVER  WHITE  and 

JEWELRY  CLEANING  CASKETS, 
CHAMOIS  SKINS, 

"EXCELSIOR,"   "GLOBE," 
AND  ENGLISH 

TISSUE  PAPERS,  &C. 

DENITISON    A    CO., 
19  Milk  Street,        -       -       -        BOSTON. 

Offices  also  198  Broadway,  New  York ; 

632  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia; 
150  Clark  St.,  Chicago; 
169  Vine  St.,  Cincinnati; 
110  Pine  St.,  St.  Louis. 


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and  Post  Office  Square,  has  been  purchased  and  work  com- 
menced on  the  enlargement  of  the  building.  The  front 
on  the  square  is  to  be  occupied  by  the  United  States  Court ; 
which  is  to  be  very  ornamental,  a  tower  at  each  extremity'' 
with  one  high  one  in  the  centre.  When  this  building  is 
completed  it  will  render  the  square  the  finest  in  the  coun- 
try, as  every  building  upon  it  will  be  stately  and  superb 
specimens  of  architecture. 

We  now  turn  to  the  left  and  notice  on  the  South  East 
corner  one  of  the  most  costly  and  elegant  buildings  in  the 
new  district,  erected  by  the 

NEW  YORK  EQUITABLE  LIFE  ASSURANCE  SOCIETY. 

This  structure  is  nine  stories  in  height  and  built  of  Quincy 
granite.  A  novel  feature  adopted  is  that  of  a  restaurant 
upon  the  seventh  story,  being  first  class  in  every  respect. 
Guests  can  sit  at  the  windows  during  a  meal  and  enjoy  a 
magnificent  prospect  of  the  entire  harbor.  Three  elevators 
are  constantly  moving  up  and  down  to  accommodate  visit- 
ors. The  basement  part  of  the  building  is  occupied  by  the 
Safe  Deposit  Company.  We  now  turn  up  to  Washing- 
ton Street,  thence  to  School  Street  and  back  to  the  City 
Hall,  concluding  our  third  walk,  during  which  we  have 
gone  over  the  most  interesting  part  of  what  will  forever 
after  be  known  as  "  the  burnt  district." 

S  Q  TJ  Z  T  ii  5  I.  S 
DINING    ROOMS, 

E.  Cor.  Milk  &  Devonshire  Sts. 

The  view  from  these  rooms  of  the  City,  Harbor  and  surrounding  country,  is  un- 
surpassed.    Elegant  furnished  rooms  for  private  parties. 
Elevators  constantly  running. 

THE    LINDALL 

DINING  AND  LUNCH  ROOMS, 

Nos.  9&11    EICCHANGE    PLACE. 

THOMAS  H.  SMITH,      ?^        •  ,  R^o+,-,n        Moee 

GUY  C.  UNDERWOOD,  F'^P"^'""'-  DOStOH,      IVIaSS. 


36 

JOHNSON  &  DYER, 

Transcript  Building, 
9  Milk  St., 

BOSTON, 


IliiMi 


Prices  given  for  Sketches  and  Photographs. 


JOHN    MULLIKEN   &  CO. 

Manufacturers  of  and  dealers  in 

OILS 

FOR    ALL    CLASSES    OF    MACHINERY. 


ALL  GRADES  PURE  NATIVE  OILS,  FILTERED,  ENGINE,  SPINDLE 

LARD,  TALLOW,  SPERM,  WHALE,  PARAFFINE, 

WOOL,  CURRIERS'  OILS,  &c. 

32  Charlestown  St.,  0pp.  Boston  and  Maine  Depot, 

BOSTOIT- 


37 


Route  No.  4. 

We  start  once  more  from  the  City  Hall, 
gomg  up  School  Street,  passing  the  Par- 
ker House  entering  Tremont  Street  upon 
the  left.  A  few  doors  up  is  the  favorite  shop- 
ing  resort  lor  ladies,  Butlek's  immense 
Bazaar.  Next  we  come  to  Tremont  Tem- 
ple, where  Divine  Services  are  held  on 
Sunda3%  and  conc(;rts  and  lectures  on  other 
days.  Near  by  is  the  "Horticultural  Hall " 
and  the"  Studio  Building,"  which  is  oc- 
cupied principally  by  Artists,  Architects 
etc.  Opposite  is 

THE  GRANARY  BURYING  GROUND, 

founded  in  the  XVIIth  century.  In  this 
cemetery  are  many  tombs  of  the  illustri- 
ous heroes  who  emancipated  their  coun- 
try; among  whom  are  Colonial  and  State 
Governors,  two  of  the  signers  of  the  Dec- 
laration of  Independence,  Paul  Revere, 
whose  gallant  action  at  Lexington  is  forever  present  in 
our  memories,  Peter  Faneuil,  the  immortal  John  Hancock, 
Samuel  Adams,  Benjamm  Franklin  and  many  others. 
Contiguous  to  this  Cemetery  is  the  Park  Stkeet  Church, 
one  of  the  principal  churches  of  the  Trinitarian  Congre- 
gational denomination. 

We  are  now  in  the  vicinity  of  the  ladies'  shopping  dis- 
trict where  are  located  the  dry  goods,  jewelry  and  fancy 
goods  establishments;  proceeding  up  Tremont  street  we 
pass  the  new  and  elegant  Piano  Warehouse  of  Chickering 
&  Sons  and  Sargent's  Carriage  Repository.  Next  is  Tem- 
ple Place,  upon  the  corner  of  which  stands  Saint  Paul's 
Episcopal  church  and  the  United  States  Court  House, 
continuing  on,  just  before  coming  to  Boylston  street,  we 
pass  the  Evans  House,  which  is  a  first  class  ftimily  Hotel. 
We  are  nov/  at  the  corner  of  Boylston  street,  which  is  oc- 
cupied by  the  Hotel  Boylston  one  of  the  most  elegant 
apartment  hotels  in  the  city  and  the  property  of  the  Hon. 
Charles  Francis  Adams  ;  on  the  south  west  corner  is 
the  "  Hotel  Pelham,"  the  pioneer  in  Boston  of  the 
French  apartment  system.  The  next  building  but  one 
passing  down  Boylston  street  is  the  Public  Library  of  the 
city  of  Boston. 
We  continue  up  Tremont  Street  passing  the  Creighton 


HOME  SAVINGS  BANK, 


Masonic    Tempi©,    Boston, 

Corner  of  Tremont  and  Boylston  streets. 

Dividends  declared  in  April  and  October  of  each  year. 

DEPOSITS  made  on  the  first  day  of  the  month  draw  interest  from  that  time. 

Deposits  made  after  the  first  day  of  any  month  draw  interest  from  the  first  day 
of  the  following  month. 

DIVIDENDS  paid  in  October  and  Aprils  on  money  which  has  been  in  the 
Bank  one  month  or  more  previous  to  dividend  days. 

No  interest  paid  on  money  drawjt  out  between  dividend  days. 

4®='Money,  Checks  and  Drafts  Received  by  Mail  or  Express  placed  on 
Deposit  and  Books  Returned. 

Interest  Compounded  semi-annually  on  deposits,  until  principal  and  interest 
amounts  to  $1600.00 


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House,  on  the  right;  a  few  doors  farther  on  the  left,  on  the 
corner  of  Eliot  Street  is  the  "  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association"  next  to  which  is  the  Winthrop  Public 
School.  We  continue  up  Tremont  to  Berkeley  Street,  on 
the  corner  of  which  stands  the  new  Odd  Fellows  Hall, 
a  very  fine  building  well  worth  a  visit.  The  basement  is 
occupied  by  spacious  stores  and  ware-rooms.  A  little  far- 
ther upon  the  riglit  is  "  Smith's  Amekican  Okgan  Fac- 
TORY,"a  firm  which  enjoys  an  enviable  reputation  all  over 
the  world.  We  continue  up  Tremont  Street  to  Chester 
Square  passing  between  Concord  and  Worcester  Streets, 
the  Methodist  Church,  considered  the  finest  edifice,  belong- 
ing to  the  denomination,  in  the  city.  We  pass  through 
Chester  Square  to  and  across  Shawmut  avenue,  through 
Chester  Park  to  AVashington  Street ;  cross  the  street  and 
turn  down  to  the  left  until  we  come  to  Worcester  Square, 
on  the  corner  of  which  is  the  Central  Club,  an  entirely 
social  Organization,  occupying  sumptuous  quarters.  This 
building  is  now  one  of  the  handsomest  brown  stone  houses 
in  the  vicinity.  We  go  through  Worcester  Square  into 
Harrison  Avenue.  The  ornamental  buildings  before  us 
are  the  City  Hospital;  commenced  in  1861  it  was  fin- 
ished and  occupied  in  1864.  It  consists  of  four  separate 
buildings,  connected  with  the  Central  pavilion  by  corri- 
dors. The  Central  Pavilion  is  surmounted  by  a  very  grace- 
ful dome;  in  fact  the  whole  eft'ect  of  the  edifice  is  quite 
imposing.    A  few  steps  down  Concord  Street  is 

THE  HOMCEOPATHIC  COLLEGE   AND  HOSPITAL, 

a  very  handsome  modern  building,  Reti-acing  our  steps 
to  Harrison  Avenue  on  the  corner  of  Avhich  is  the  Church 
of  the  Immaculate  Conception,  constructed  of  granite, 
in  the  style  of  the  Pantheon  at  Athens,  without  the  exter- 
nal columns.  The  interior  of  this  church  resembles  more 
closely  some  of  the  European  churches  than  any  other  in 
Boston.  The  choir  here  is  considered  one  of  if  not  the 
very  best  in  the  city.  On  the  same  grounds  is  the  Boston 
College,  where  the  standard  of  education  is  higher  than 
in  Protestant  Colleges.  On  the  opposite  side  of  the  Ave- 
nue is  the  Charitable  Institution.  The  building  is  of 
red  brick,  trimmed  with  light  colored  stone,  is  a  com- 
modious well  managed  institute — the  southern  wing  was 
partly  destroyed  by  tire  one  Sunday  afternoon  early  in 
March,  of  the  present  year ;  and  while  none  of  the  inmates 
were  injured,  unhappily  two  fireman  were  not  as  fortu- 


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MILK  AND  CONGKESS  STS. 


For   the  Examination  of  Papers. 


SECURITIES,  JEWELRY,  PLATE,  WORKS  OF  ART, 

And  other  Valuables  received  /or  Safe-keeping. 

BY    SPECIAL    ACT 

This  Company  is  authorized  to  receive  Moneys  and  Prop- 
erty in  TRUST  or   on  Deposit  from  the   Courts  and 
from  Executors,  Administrators,  Assignees,  Guard- 
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Benjamin  F.  Bi'ooks,  John  Cnmmings,  Oliver  Ditson,  Richard  S.  Fay.  James 
Longley,  William  Mixter,  John  Felt  Osgood.  Royal  M.  Pulsifer,  William  E. 
Putnam,  M.  Denman  Ross,  P]leazer  C.  Sherman,  David  N.  Skillings,  Benjamin 
F.  Stevens,  John  II.  Thorndike. 
Manager  of  Safe  Deposit  Department.  Treasurer. 

EDWARD    P.    BOND.  FRANK    C.    MILES. 


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nate.  Coutinuing  along  until  we  reach  West  Newton 
Street,  up  which  we  turn  passing  the  New  St.  James  Ho- 
tel, the  finest  up  town  hotel  occupied  mostly  by  families, 
first  class  in  every  respect  and  very  pleasantly  located, 
its  entire  front  facing  upon  Franklin  Square,  upon  the 
east  side  of  Washington  Street,  while  upon  the  west  side 
is  Blackstone  Square,  we  go  through  Franklin  Square  to 
Washington  Street, '  going  down  which  we  soon  come  to 
the  New  Cathedral  of  the  Holt  Cross.  A  few  doors 
before  reaching  Dover  Street  is  the  Metropolitan  Hotel  ; 
on  the  corner  of  the  street  is  the  William's  Market, 
opposite  which  is  the  Miller  House,  a  small  hotel,  res- 
taurant and  oyster  rooms.  Continuing  down  Washington 
to  Cobb  Street  we  go  up  to  the  corner  of  Shawmut  av- 
enue and  visit  the  New  German  Catholic  Church,  a 
very  fine  edifice,  built  of  the  same  class  of  material  as  the 
Cathedral.  It  has  a  tower  surmounted  by  a  high  spire. 
Retracing  our  steps  to  Washington  Street  we  pass  the 

BOSTON  female  ASYLUM. 

organized  in  1800,  present  building  erected  in  1844. 
We  continue  down  the  street  passing  the  Continental 
Clothing  House,  which,  though  not  the  oldest,  is  yet  one 
of  the  most  extensive  clothing  houses  in  the  city. 

Not  far  from  here,  we  notice,  the  model  grocery  of  Cobb, 
Bates  and  Yerxa;  this  establishment  bears  the  same 
relationship  to  Boston,  that  the  famed  Potin  et  Chabot  do 
to  fastidious  Paris;  having  several  extensive  branches 
throughout  the  city  Messrs. Cobb's  sales  are  naturally  very 
large,  which  enables  them  to  carry  out  the  principle  of 
"  quick  sales  and  small  profits.  Continuing  down  the  street 
we  notice  the  houses  of  the  following  prominent  business 
firms  which  deserve  a  passing  notice,  as  follows.  On  the 
right  corner  Beach  street,  Yose  &  Son's  Piano  Ware-rooms, 
on  tlie  other  corner  Fenno's  Boys' clothing  establishment; 
crossing  we  visit  the  Boylston  Museum  of  curiosities. 
A  few  doors  farther  down  is  the  Boylston  Market,  an 
old  land  mark,  erected  in  1809 ;  immediately  oposite  is  the 
spot  where  the  famous  "  Liberty  Tree  "  stood  which  was 
cut  down  by  the  British  Soldiers  on  the  3d  of  August,  1775, 
which  is  commemorated  by  a  large  brown'  stone  slab  set 
into  the  exterior  wall  of  the  building  bearing  the  repre- 
sentation of  the  "tree"  as  it  looked,  with  the  following- 
inscription. 


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MESSRS.  ROBERTS  BROS'. 


BY  THE  AUTHOR  OF  ''LITTLE  WOMEN:' 

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cendental Wild  Oats,  My  Rococo  Watch,  Letty's  Tramp,  Anna's  Whim,  The 
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PENDENCE :  A  Centennial  Love  Story.  One  handsome  16mo.  volume,  cloth, 
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"Susan  Coolidge's"  New  ISaok. 

FOB    SUMMER    AFTERKOOKS, 

By  Susan  CooLiDGE.     Price  $1.25.    Contains 

Lota's  Missionary  Field,  Under  the  Sea,  Martin,  Bayberry  Brook,  The 
Gibraltars,  Blue  Beard,  An  Easter  Egg,  Edson's  Mother,  One  May  Day,  An 
Idyl  of  Camp-Meeting,  Meta's  Wedding,  An  Aloe  Blossom,  Polly's  Pies. 

FOR  CENTENNIAL  DATS. 

Sketches  of  our  Country,  its  People  and   their  Ways.  One  Hundred  Years 
Ago.      ByJEDWARD  Abbott.    Square  l6mo.,  cloth,  gilt.  Price  $1.00. 

By  the  same  Author, 
A  PARAGRAPH  HISTORY  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION, 
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A  PARAGRAPH  HISTORY  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES. 
Price  50  ccssts. 

F.  C.  BURNAND'S  NEW  BOOK. 

TO  BUDDLECOMBE  AND  BACK. 

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vacation  story  book  by  the  Author  of  the  always  popular  "Happy  Thoughts." 


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A  companion  volume  to  the  very  popular  "  Sea  and  Shore  "  poems. 

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BOBERTS  BROS.,  Boston. 


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LIBERTY    1765. 

LAW   O  K  D  E  K. 

SONS   OF  LIBEKTY,  1776. 

INDEPENDENCE   OF  THEIR  COUNTRY,  1776, 

This  building  is  occupied  by  The  Eagle  Clothing 
House,  anotiier  yast  establishment  of  ready  made  cloth- 
ing and  furnishing  goods. 

In  this  building  up  one  flight,  in  the  rear,  is  a  Museum  of 
ancient  pictures  and  engravings,  many  of  them  very  rare. 
This  collection  which  is  of  great  artistic  merit  is  open  to 
exhibition,  daily,  free. 

Again  resuming  our  walk  down  Washington  street,  we 
pass,  on  the  right,  the  new  "  Globe  Thea.tre  "  and  "  Emi- 
grant Savings  Bank  Building  "  one  of  the  most  elabor- 
ately fitted  up  banking  institutions  of  the  city ;  on  the  left 
is  the  new  "Hotel  Belmont"  near  to  which  are  the 
world-famed  Piano  ware-rooms  of  the  Emerson  Company, 
whose  upright  and  square  pianos  are  considered  the  chef- 
d^ceuvres  of  American  manufacture. 

A  little  ftirther  on  we  come  to  the  elegant  new  building 
of  the  Mercantile  Savings  Institution;  in  the  next  building 
are  the  extensive  Piano  ware-rooms  of  A.  M.  McPhail  &  Co. 
A  few  doors  from  which  is  Sage's  Trunk  Emporium.  In  this 
block  is  the  Adams  House,  near  to  which  is  the  Melodeon 
Billiard  Hall,  up  one  flight ;  also  the  Boston  Theatre, 
the  largest  and  leading  theatre  in  the  city.  Opposite,  a 
little  farther  down,  are  the  Piano  Ware-rooms  of  Hallett, 
Davis  &  Co.  Continuing  on  passing  the  following  estab- 
lishments; Crosby  &  Foss,  Jewelry;  Philipps,  Shuman 
&  Co.,  clothiers;  on  the  other  side  of  the  street  is  the 
Music  Store  of  Oliver  Ditson  &  Co.,  the  most  extensive  in 
the  United  States.  In  this  district  most  of  the  large  re- 
tail dry  goods  establishments  are  located — those  of  Jor- 
dan Marsh  &  Co.,  and  others. 

AVe  will  now  go  up  Winter  St.,  as  far  as  Winter  Place, 
a  short  distance  up  on  the  right,  where  is  situated  the  Bos- 
ton Music  Hall,  one  of  the  finest  public  halls  in  the 
world.  The  principal  attraction  and  chief  ornament  of 
this  hall,  is  the  great  organ  which  was  set  up  and  inaug- 
urated on  the  2nd  of  November  1863,  in  the  presence  of  an 
immense  audience.  It  is  the  most  perfect  organ  in  the 
country,  its  total  cost  with  case,  amounting  to  $  60,000, 
Upon  leaving  the  hall  and  near  the  entrance,  we  are  attract- 
ed by  the  fine  display  of  crockery  and  glass  ware  in  the  es- 


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CHURCH  ORGANS. 


As  in  everything  else,  whether  commonplace  or  assthetic, 
diiiVrent  conditions  and  requirements  have  made  organ 
building  and  organ  selling  in  America  differ  very  greatly 
from  the  same  vocations  in  Europe.  We  have  here  no 
powerful  hierarchy  to  exact  from  an  -indignant  population 
means  wherewith  to  erect  magnificent  churches  or  endow 
them  with  costly  appurtenances.  The  American  organ 
builder,  as  well  as  his  compatriots  in  kindred  occupations, 
must  learn  to  meet  the  requirements  of  the  time,  and  fur- 
nish instruments  which,  while  sufficiently  perfect  and  pow- 
erful for  fastidious  ears,  are  not  so  costly  as  to  impoverish 
those  who  buy. 

A  great  step  towards  the  realization  of  this  aim  has  been 
made  by  a  well  known  performer  and  builder  of  this  city, 
in  the  invention  of  his  wonderful  choral  organs.  This 
gentleman,  Mr.  Geo.  H.  Ryder,  who  belongs  to  a  family 
which  has  acquired  great  reputation  in  musical  circles, — 
his  elder  brother  having  been  for  many  years  organist  at 
Tremont  Temple,  this  city,  and  he  himself  playing  in  one 
of  our  leading  churches — and  who  has  built,  at  his  spacious 
f^ictory  on  Tremont  street,  some  of  the  most  celebrated  in- 
struments in  the  country. — has,  within  a  few  years,  per- 
fected his  plans  for  a  cheap  yet  powerful  and  sweet-toned 
organ,  expessly  adapted  to  the  needs  of  ordinary  congrega- 
tions, and  a  large  number  of  which  he  has  already  con- 
structed to  order,  with  entirely  satisfactory  results.  This 
instrument,  says  the  Boston  Daily  Globe,  "  combines  power, 
and  utility  and  variety  ....  in  the  least  possible  space,  at 
the  least  expense."  Mr.  Ryder — who  is  head  of  the  pres- 
ent firm  of  Geo.  H.  Ryder  &  Co., — is  in  every  way  a  prac- 
tical and  reliable  mechanic  as  well  as  musician,  and  his 
business  has  been  steadily  increasing  for  years. 


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tablishment  of  Messrs.  Clark,  Adams  &  Clark,  and  an  hour 
cannot  be  passed  more  pleasantlj'^  than  in  viewing  these 
elegant  goods,  fresh  importations  being  constantly  addt^d 
from  the  best  ateliers  of  Europe,  including  richly  decorat- 
ed tea  services,  miniature  toys  etc.  It  would  be  useless  to 
attempt  a  description  of  these  wares,  but  we  can  assure 
the  reader  that  every  attention  will  be  shown  him  in  in- 
specting these  goods,  whether  it  is  his  object  to  purchase 
or  not.  We  continue  down  Winter  across  Washington  to 
Summer  St.,  a  short  distance  down  on  the  left  is  another 
spacious  Crockery  and  Glass  Ware  establishment  that  of 
Messrs.  D.  B.  Stedman  &  Co.,  here  can  also  be  seen  tables 
loaded  with  goods  of  the  richest  description,  such  as  deli- 
cate cups,  crystals  and  dishes  mounted  in  silver  for  fruits 
and  flowers  Floral  Vases,  Antique  lamps.  A  perfect 
museum  of  the  choicest  products  of  Sevres  porcelain,  the 
Crystals  of  Baccarat,  Elegant  Epergnes,  etc.,  etc.  Those 
wishing  to  purchase  for  house  keeping,  or  for  presents,  can 
here  find  ample  opportunity,  while  those  who  do  not  desire 
to  purchase,  but  merely  to  gratify  the  eye,  should  not 
overlook  a  visit  to  these  vast  depositories  of  the  ceramic  art. 

We  will  now  introduce  the  stranger,  not  to  a  museum  of 
Antiquites,  or  a  gallery  of  fine  arts,  but  to  an  exhibition 
at  No.  18,  this  street,  to  which  we  take  particular  pride  in 
calling  the  attention  of  our  countrymen,  as  illustrating  the 
rapid  stride  which  our  industries  have  made.  The  arti- 
cle we  would  allude  to  is  that  of  American  Sewing  Silk 
AND  Twist,  from  the  looms  of  the  Nonotuck  Silk  Co.,  as 
their  products  are  now  acknowledged  to  be  the  best  in  the 
world,  while  they  are  everywhere  to  be  found  where 
American  Sewing  Machines  have  been  introduced. 

We  return  to  Washington  St.,  and  continue  our  tour 
passing  the  immense  clothing  establishment  of  Macullar, 
Williams  &  Parker,  occupying  a  new  and  elegant  white 
marble  building;  this  house  is  the  largest  of  its  kind  in  the 
country,  and  a  visit  to  its  systematically  arranged  work- 
shops is  of  great  interest.  But  what  attracts  such  a  crowd 
to  the  corner  of  Bromfield  and  Washington  streets?  The 
celebrity  photographs  exhibited  in  the  windows  and  for 
sale  there.  The  Local  Stereoscopic  views,  Magazines,  New 
Books,  Fashion  Plates,  etc.  The  circulating  Library,  on 
the  plan  of  "  Mudies,"  in  London,  from  which  any  resident 
of  Boston  and  the  surrounding  towns  can  read  any  Ameri- 
can book  and  magazine,  while  it  is  fresh,  the  leading  Lon- 
don issues  as  they  appear,  with  some  5,000  volumes  of  the 
choicest  English  fiction  published  in  London. 


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THE  REMINGTON  SEWING  MACHINE  COMPANY. 

Office,  146  Tremont  St. 

While  all  other  sewing  machines  have  been  decreasing 
in  sale  for  past  three  years,  the  Remington  has  increased 
eighty,  ninety  and  fifty  per  cent  respectively  in  those  years. 

It  is  only  four  years  since  this  machine  was  placed  be- 
fore the  public,  and  to-day  it  stands  third  on  the  list  in 
point  of  sales,  and^rs^  as  regards  proportionate  increase. 

Truly  an  unprecedented  career — in  four  years  to  have 
distanced  all  its  competitors  excepting  two.  The  two 
companies  which  yet  make  larger  sales,  besides  making  a 
large  portion  of  these  out  of  the  United  States,  have  had 
the  immense  advantage  of  28  years'  start  in  the  business. 

This  company  includes  George  Thornton,  Esq.,  of  Bos- 
ton, as  president;  Z.  Williams,  Esq.,  of  Providence,  as 
vice-president;  James  Hooper,  Esq.,  of  Ilion,  N.  Y.,  here- 
tofore general  manager  for  the  Remingtons,  as  secretary 
and  general  manager;  and  A.  F.  Nason,  Esq.,  of  Boston, 
as  treasurer.  The  board  of  directors  includes  those  gen- 
tlemen and  also  George  G.  Frost,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  for  two 
years  past  manager  of  the  New  England  branch  office. 
These  gentlemen  are  by  natural  ability  and  wide  experi- 
ence eminently  qualified  for  their  respective  jDositions. 

N.   A.  MOSES  &  CO., 


A  large  assortment  of  goods  made  on  the  MC  COMBER 
LAST,  in  Stock. 

G-oods  made  to  measure  at  short  notice, 

412    Washington    St., 


5th  Store  JSCorth  of  Su-mmer  Street. 


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We  enter,  and  whilst  examining  the  latest  works,  our 
attention  is  called  to  the  elegantly  illustrated  covers  of  a 
new  publication  entitled  "Paris  at  Night,"  which  is  cer- 
tainly the  most  unique  work  ever  written  upon  the  gay 
capital,  and  we  can  even  affirm  that  this  book  is  unpar- 
alleled in  its  vivid,  realistic  and  startling  portrayals  of  the 
passions  which  sway  Parisian  life.  Its  researches  have  been 
most  minute  and  profound  and  like  the  scalpel  of  the  an- 
atomical student,  it  lays  bare  the  most  hidden  nooks  and 
the  wiles  and  traps  of  that  class  whose  device  is  "If  flies 
will  dash  into  webs,  why  then!  spiders  must  eat  them." 

Upon  the  same  street  are  the  newspaper  offices  of  the 
Evening  Transcript,"  the  first  evening  paper  established 
in  Boston.  This  building,  on  the  corner  of  Milk  street, 
is  one  of  the  most  imposing  newspaper  offices  in  the  city. 
Turning  up  School  street  we  end  the  tour  at  City  Hall. 


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CHURCHES. 

BAPTIST. 

Bowdoin  Square  Church,  Bowdoin  Square, 

Clarendon  Street  Church,  Clarendon  St.,  corner  Montgomery  St. 

First  Church,  12  Somerset  Street. 

Harvard  Street  Church,  Harrison  Avenue,  corner  Harvard  St. 

Independent  Baptist  Church,  Joy  Street. 

Shawmut  Avenue  Church,  Shavvmut  Avenue,  corner  Rutland  St. 

Union  Temple  Church,  Tremont  Temple. 

CONGREGATIONAL. 

Twenty-Eighth  Congregational  Society,  Berkeley  St.,  corner  Appleton  St. 

CONGREGATIOXAL  TRINITARIAN, 

Berkeley  Street  Church,  Berkeley  Street,  corner  Warren  Avenue. 

Central  Church,  Newbury  Street,  corner  Berkeley. 

Mt.  Vernon  Church,  Ashburton  Place. 

New  Old  South  Church,  Dartmouth,  corner  Boylston, 

Park  Street  Church,  Tremont,  corner  Park  Street, 

Shawmut  Church,  Tremont,  corner  Brookline  Street. 

CONGREGATIONAL   UNITARIAN. 

Arlington  Street  Church,  Arlington  Street. 

Bratile  Street  Church,  Commonwealth  Avenue,  corner  Clarendon  St. 

Church  of  the  Disciples,  West  Brookline  Street, 

Church  of  the  Unity,  91  W.  Newton  Street. 

First  Church,  Marlboro,  corner  Berkeley  Street. 

King's  Chapel,  Tremont,  corner  School  Street. 

Bulfinch  Place  Chapel,  Bulfinch  Street. 

INDEPENDENT. 

New  England  Independent  Congregational  Church,  Music  Hall, 
Church  of  Christ,  8  Shawmut  Street. 

LUTHERAN, 

Evang.  Luth.  Trin,  Church,  Shawmut  Avenue,  corner  Waltham  St, 
First  Scan,  Evang,  Lutheran,  Parmenter  Street, 
Trinity  Church,  Parker  Street,  near  Tremont  St, 

METHODIST. 

Bethel  Church,  Anderson  Street. 
German  Methodist,  777  Shawmut  Avenue. 


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METHODIST  EPISCOPAL. 

Bethel  Church,  North  Sqiiare. 

Second  Methodist  Episcojial  Church,  Bromfield  Street. 

Third  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  Church  Street. 

Tremont  Street  M  E.  Church,  Treniont  St.  corner  West  Concord  St. 

PROTESTANT  EPISCOPAL. 

Emanuel  Church,  Newbury  Street, 

Christ  Church,  Salem  Street. 

Church  of  the  Advent,  Bowdoin  Street. 

Church  of  the  Messiah,  Florence  Street, 

St.  Mark's,  West  Newton  Street. 

St.  John's  Church,  1262  Tremont  Street. 

Trinity  Church,  Services  at  the  Institute  of  Technology. 

PRESBYTERIAN. 

Beach  Street  Presbyterian  Society,  at  Harvard  Street  Church. 
First  Presbyterian  Chi^rch,  Harvard,  corner  Harrison  Avenue. 
First  United  Presbyterian,  Berkeley,  corner  Chandler. 
First  Reformed  Presbyterian,  Ferdinand,  corner  Isabella. 

REFORM  CHURCH. 

German  Reform  Church,  8  Shawmut  Avenue. 

ROMAM  CATHOLIC. 

Cathedral  of  the  Holy  Cross,  Washington,  corner  Maiden  Street. 

Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  Suffolk  Street. 

Cliurch  of  the  Immaculate  Conception,  Harrison  Avenue. 

Church  of  the  Sacred  Heart,  Moore,  corner  Bennington  Avenue. 

St.  Patrick's,  Dudley  Street. 

St.  Stephen's,  Hanover  Street. 

St.  Augustine,  Dorchester  Street. 

St.  John  the  Baptist,  for  Italians  and  Portuguese,  North  Bennet  Street. 

SWEDENBORGIAN. 

First  New  Jerusalem  Church,  Bowdoin  Street. 

Second  New  Jerusalem  Church,  St.  James,  corner  Regeijt. 

UNIVERSALIS!. 

Central  Square  Universalist,  Central  Square. 

First  Universalist,  Guild  Row.  corner  Dudley  St. 

Second  Universalist,  Columbus  Avenue,  corner  Clai-endon  Street. 


For  the  fatigued  tourist,  and  ladies  of  this  metropolis, 
overcome  after  a  shopping  campaign,  there  is  a  retreat 
as  delightful  to  the  toiler  over  hot  pavements,  as  an  oasis 
in  a  desert,  and  this  is  the  charming  little  bijou  known  as 
Fera's  ICE  CREAM  PARLORS  on  Tremont  St  Here  every 
tiling  can  be  had  from  an  Ice  Cream,  Cake,  Pastry  or  Jelly, 
to  the  more  elaborate  tnenu  for  a  grand  dinner,  or  a  wed- 
ding party. 

Wliile  sitting  at  the  tables  enjoying  the  superb  view  of  the 
common,  one  is  reminded  of  a  kaleidoscopic  panorama — as 
the  walks  are  crowded  with  the  beauty  and  fashion  of  the 
city,  while  the  cars  of  the  metropolitan  line  ai"e  constantly 
passing  to  and  fro.  This  situation  is  particularly  convenient 
for  theatre  goers,  being  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  all  the 
theatres,  concerts,  lectures,  etc.,  and  after  the  performance 
his  rooms  are  crowded  with  the  elite  of  the  metropolis. 


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Route  IsTo.  5. 

"We  will  conclude  these  routes  by  going 
from  ScoLLAY  Square,  the  name  being 
derived  from  an  old  landmark,  known  as 
Scollay's  Building,  which  had  to  give 
way  to  the  march  of  modern  ideas; 
this  unsightly  pile  fell  unheeded  and  un- 
wept by  antiquarians,  and  to  the  great  joy 
of  the  general  public ;  but,  as  if  in  tender 
remembrance  of  this  dismal  old  edifice, 
it  was  named  Scollay  Square,  and  to 
the  stranger  it  is  as  bewildering  as  Brad- 
shaw's  Guide.  Court  street  runs  into  it 
in  the  most  remarkable  manner,  and,  for 
some  distance,  there  appears  to  be  but 
the  right  side  of  the  street,  which,  like  a 
misnomer,  is  called  Tkemont  Row  ;  con- 
tinuing shortly,  and  the  right  side  has 
also  disappeared. 

After  this  divorce,  there  seems  to  have 
been  a  reconciliation,  and  the  street  re-appears  where  no 
Court  street  exists,  and  continues  until  this  extraordinary 
thoroughfare  vanishes  at  last  in  Bowdoin  Square. 

We  will  make  our  starting-point  the  Crawford  House ; 
passing  the  Oriental  Tea  Company's  store,  with  the  sign 
of  the  "  big  tea-kettle,"  used  by  the  proprietors  as  a 
medium  for  testing  the  guessing  propensities  for  which 
New  Englanders  are  proverbial,  by  offering  prizes  to  the 
persons  guessing  nearest  to  the  capacity  of  this  kettle. 
Continue  on  until  reaching  the  Hub  Billiard  Palace  on 
the  same  side,  these  are  the  largest  billiard  halls  in  the 
city.  Nearly  opposite  is  another  famous  billiard  saloon, 
called  Le  Palais  Royal,  decorated  in  sumptuous  style,  the 
draperies  in  one  hall  being  all  in  Turkish  red,  while  in 
another  everything  is  blue.  Near  by,  in  Howard  street,  is 
the  Howard  Athenseum  Theatre,  devoted  to  variety  per- 
formances. 

We  will  now  turn  back  and  go  down  Hanover  street, 
one  of  the  widest  and  busiest  thoroughfares  in  the  city. 
A  short  distance  down  on  the     left,  is  the 


Only  $  1  per  doz.    12  Club  Tickets  for  $  10. 

47  Hanover  Street. 


ic  Ca 

20  Club  Tickets  for  $  15. 
BOSTOW. 


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AMERICAN  HOUSE, 


the  largest  hotel  in  New  England.  It  stands  upon  the  site 
occupied  by  the  house  in  which  General  Warren  resided 
from  1773  to  1775.  This  popular  house,  under  the  able 
management  of  Messrs.  Lewis  Rice  &  Son,  is  deserving 
of  its  well-earned  reputation  and  is  finely  located,  being 
within  easy  distance  of  all  the  Eastern  depots  and  steamers. 
We  continue  down  this  street,  which  in  Paris  would  be 
called  the  7'ue  du  Bon  Marche,  as  the  cheapest  purchases 
can  be  made  in  this  vicinity.  Continue  along  as  far  as 
Union  street,  where  a  curiosity  in  the  shape  of  a  knife  is 
on  exhibition  at  the  store,  84  Union  street,  belonging  to 
C.  Franklin  Tracy,  which,  according  to  its  owner's  state- 
ment, belonged  successively  to  Miles  Standish,  Massasoit, 
King  Philip  and  Captain  Winslow,  and  which  was  carried 
through  Philip's  war,  the  Revolution  and  the  war  of  1812. 
Its  alleged  history  is  as  follows :  It  was  made  by  Richard 
Harlakenden  and  presented  to  Captain  Standish  just  before' 
the  sailing  of  the  Mayflower.  It  helped  to  make  the  cradle 
of  Peregrine  White,  the  child  born  on  the  Mayflower.  It 
was  presented  by  Standish  to  Samoset,  the  chief  who  was 
deputed  to  welcome  the  Englishmen.  Samoset  gave  it  to 
Massasoit,  Massasoit  gave  it  to  Philip ;  Captain  Winslow, 
during  Philip's  war,  took  it  from  that  monarch  and  offered 
to  return  it  to  Captain  Standish,  who  bade  him  keep  it, 
which  he  did.  About  1830,  it  came  into  the  possession 
of  the  Bates  family.  William  Bates,  Jr.,  carried  it  all 
tlu-ough  the  Revolution,  including  the  skirmish  on  Bunker 
Hill,  and  a  son  of  his,  William  Bates,  3d,  carried  it  through* 


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the  war  of  1812.    It  is  about  eight  inches  in  length  and 
has  a  buck-horn  handle. 

At  tlie  end  of  this  street,  one  can  take  the  boats  of  the 
Winnisimet  Ferry  for  East  Boston,  formerly  known  as 
Noddle's  Island.  The  wharves  of  the  Cunard  steamers 
are  located  here,  also  an  immense  Grain  Elevator.  There 
are  also  several  large  foundries,  and  ship-building  yards, 
from  which  many  of  the  largest  and  finest  ships  in  the 
world  have  been  launched.  As  there  is  nothing  of  further 
interest  to  be  seen  here,  we  re-cross  the  Ferry  and  take  a 
horse-car,  if  desirable,  and  return  to  the  hotel, — thus  end- 
ing the  five  pedestrian  tours. 


TO  CHARLESTOWN. 

We  will  first  visit  Charlestown,  or  the  Bunker  Hill  Dis- 
trict, as  it  is  now  oificially  known ;  which,  however,  diflers 
little  from  the  city  proper.  Starting  from  ScoUay  Square, 
we  take  a  street  car  of  the  Lynn  and  Boston  Railway,  pass 
down  Washington  street  to  Haymarket  Square,  past  the 
Boston  and  Maine  Railway  Station  ;  then  down 
Charlestown  street,  and  when  at  the  corner  of  Causeway 
street,  we  look  to  the  left  and  notice  the  towers  of  the 
Boston  and  Fitchburg  Station,  where,  in  the  great  hall 
over  the  Station,  the  famed  Jenny  Lind  gave  her  memora- 
ble concerts,  under  the  world-renowned  Prince  of  Show- 
men, P.  T.  Barnum's  management,  in  1850,  to  the  largest 
audiences  ever  assembled,  until  then,  in  Boston.  In 
remodelling  the  Station,  some  years  afterwards,  the  hall 
was  destroyed.  We  now  continue  on,  across  Charles  River 
bridge,  from  which  a  view  is  obtained  of  the  United  States 
Navy  Yard,  on  the  right,  easily  distinguished  by  the  large 
ship  houses,  and  the  men-of-war  lying  at  anchor,  with  a 
fe^ore  peaceable  mission,  however,  than  those  of  His  Maj- 
esty George,  anchored  upon  the  same  spot  in  1775.  In  a 
short  time  we  arrive  at  the  Navy  Yard. 

From  here,  we  go  up  to 

BUNKEK  HILL  MONUMENT.  ^ 

Looking  up  at  this  mighty  granite  shaft,  one  cannot  but 
be  impressed  with  a  certain  strange  feeling  of  national 
pride,  satisfaction,  gratitude,  and  awe,  for  the  brave  men 
who  here  laid  the  first  stone  in  the  foundation  of  our  lib- 
erty. This  feeling  of  patriotism  is  alike  to  alUit  matters 
not  to  what  section  of  our  great  country  one  may  belong. 


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From  the  summit  of  the  monument  a  rare  sight  may  be 
obtained, — a  panorama  embracing,  from  the  north,  the 
towns  of  Everett,  Chelsea,  Revere,  Maiden,  Lynn,  etc.; 
from  the  south,  a  bird's-eye  view  of  Boston ;  from  the  east 
the  Harbor  unfolds  itself;  from  the  west,  Cambridge,  Ar- 
lington, Watertown,  and  Belmont.  On  a  clear  day,  one 
can  distinctly  discern  Mount  Kearsage  and  the  White 
Mountains  in  New-Hampshire. 

In  returning  to  the  city,  a  walk  will  be  found  much  more 
interesting,  as  it  will  enable  one  to  pass  the  grim  walls  of 
the  Massachusetts  State  Prison.  Admittance  can  generally 
be  obtained  by  application  to  the  courteous  warden.  After 
re-crossing  Charles  River  bridge,  we  turn  to  the  left  down 
Commercial  street.  Near  Snowhill  street,  is  the  Old  North 
or  Copp's  Hill  Burying-Ground,  established  in  1660.  It  is 
the  second  oldest  in  the  city,  and,  like  others,  contains  the 
remains  of  many  noted  persons.  We  pass  into  Salem 
street,  going  through  Hull  street,  past  Christ  Church,  the 
oldest  church  edifice  in  the  city ;  thence  through  Salem 
street  to  Hanover  street  going  up  Court  street,  when  we 
find  ourselves  back  to  our  starting-point  in  Scollay  Square. 


ZliSS?E^"0'^e^£T' 


Seldom  can  two  persons  be  found  who  are  equally  pleased  with  the  same  placed 
We  will  leave  the  reader  to  choose  from  among  the  list  of  those  specially  refered 
so,  the  good  management  and  excellent  ctdszne  of  which  we  can  unhesitatingly 
vouch  for,  yet,  at  the  same  time,  we  have  no  doubt  but  there  are  many  eating 
houses  which  are  fully  as  good  as  those  we  have  named.  The  best  way  for  the 
stranger  to  do  will  be  to  keep  trying  until  he  is  satisfied. 

Equitable  Dining  Rooms — Advertisement  upon  page  35.  <^ 

Lovejoy's  Dining  Rooms — Advertisement  upon  page  54.  ^ 

Avon  Cafe,  F.  G.  Dayton,  Proprietor,  19  and  23  Avon  street.  Very  centrally 
situated,  handsomely  fitted  rooms,  food  and  attendance  good,  and  prices  moderate. 

Learned  &  Co.'s  Dining  Rooms,  413  Washington  street.  These  gentlemen 
hold  rank  among  the  oldest  and  most  popular  Restaurant  proprietors  in  the  city. 
The  strangei  will  here  find  politeness,  good  attendance,  and  food  and  cooking 
fully  as  good  as  at  many  other  dining  rooms  where  double  the  price  Is  charged. 

Mrs.  Harrington's,  School  St.  Well  known  and  popular,  and  a  favorite  re- 
sort for  ladies. 

J.  K.  Pike  &  Co.,  Mammoth  Dining,  1^3  Eliot  Street,  Boston.  Near  to 
the  Providence  Station,  Large  and  Newly  fitted  Dining  Rooms,  and  prices  to  suit 
thetimes 


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BOSTON  IN   1846. 


HISTORY. 

Having  inspected  the  places  of  interest  in  the  city  proper, 
"we  will,  after  a  few  remarks  upon  the  history  of  the  ground 
to  be  visited,  lead  the  stranger  to  the  environs,  and  afford 
to  him  an  opportunity  of  verifying  the  truth  of  the  passage 
in  our  preface,  claiming  first  rank  for  tlie  environs  of 
Boston. 

When  the  town  was  first  settled,  it  occupied  a  very  re- 
stricted area  of  territory;  but,  as  "ye  Goode  towne"  grew, 
gradual  encroachments  were  made  upon  the  sea,  and,  at 
last,  it  became  necessary  to  look  inland,  and  the  autonomy 
of  the  surrounding  towns  was  one  by  one  sacrificed. 

Dorchester  was  the  first  upon  which  violent  hands  were 
laid ;  in  1804,  by  act  of  Legislature,  a  portion  was  taken  to 
commence  South  Boston. 

In  1822,  after  having  been  a  town  for  192  years,  Boston 
became  a  city.  Thirty-three  years  afterwards,  another 
addition  was  made  by  giving  to  it  what  was  known  as 
Washington  Village.  In  1863,  Roxbury  gave  up  its  sove- 
reignty to  its  sister  city  of  Boston.  Roxbury,  whose  act 
of  incorporation  as  a  town  is  dated  only  a  few  days  after 
that  of  Boston,  was  very  much  opposed  to  surrendering  its 
fair  name,  acquired  through  the  patriotism  and  devotion 


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of  many  distinguished  heroes,  whose  deeds  of  daring  and 
valor,  whose  love  of  coiintiy,  respect  for  the  Constitution, 
faith  in  the  principles  of  the  Revolution,  and  undying  love 
for  the  Union  in  all  the  struggles  of  our  country,— all  of 
which  had  contributed  towards  engendering  in  every  Rox- 
buryite  a  feeling  of  pride  of  his  birth-place  and  unwilling- 
ness to  part  with  it. 

Still  increasing,  by  claiming  tribute  from  its  neighbors, 
the  next  accession  was  Dorchester  itself,  which  had  striven 
so  strenuously,  but  so  ineffectually,  against  absorption  in 
1804.  Botli  Boston  and  Dorchester  were  incorporated  upon 
the  same  day,  and  finally  became  one  and  the  same  upon 
the  3d  of  January,  1870. 

Covetous  eyes  were  next  laid  upon  Brookline,  Brighton, 
West  Roxbury  and  Charlestown.  The  former  refused  to 
surrender ;  the  other  three  accepted  the  proffered  boon  and 
entered  the  Council  in  1874.  Brookline  remains  alien,  but 
doubtless  will  soon  sue  for  its  predestinated  place. 

We  have  endeavored  to  give  the  reader  a  rapid  history 
of  the  city,  by  mentioning  each  place  of  interest  as  we 
came  to  them  in  our  walks.  This  article  we  have  devoted 
to  the  places  constituting  the  environs  of  the  city,  and  to 
the  epochs  when  they  were  absorbed  into  a  central  unity ; 
and  while,  in  reality,  forming  a  part  of  the  city  itself,  yet 
are  destined  to  be  its  bulwarks. 

The  environs  of  Boston  offer,  in  almost  every  direction, 
promenades  as  agreeable  as  they  are  historically  interest- 
ing. The  city  is,  in  a  measure,  surrounded  by  varied 
scenery  of  pleasant  liills  and  picturesque  valleys,  gracefiil 
and  charming  residences,  gardens  designed  with  artistic 
effect,  and  kept  up  witli  the  attentive  care  of  the  Baronial 
estates  in  the  old  world. 


.  S.  LOVEJOY, 

No.  21  Court  Street, 
BOSTOIST. 

Ladies'  and   Gentlemen's 

A  few  doors  from  Washington  Street, 


SUBURBAN  DRIVES. 

By  means  of  a  well  arranged  system  of  drives,  we  pro- 
pose to  render  the  visitor  entirely  independent  of  the  hack 
driver.  By  adopting  the  tom's  we  suggest,  the  sight-seer 
has  but  to  order  the  driver  upon  one  of  our  routes,  any  de- 
viation from  which  will  be  readily  noticed. 

At  present  one  has  to  rely  entirely  upon  the  hack  driver, 
who  is  told  that  he  must  *'  show  the  sights,"  which  he  does 
in  a  more  or  less  complete  manner,  as  a  general  thing  in 
the  following  fashion :  if  hired  by  the  hour,  he  will  drive 
very  slowly ;  if  by  the  course,  he  will  drive  as  quickly  as 
possible,  not  taking  the  trouble  to  go  out  of  his  way,  if  nec- 
essary to  show  som6  point  of  interest,  for  he  is  intent  on 
getting  through  *'  the  job  "  as  soon  as  possible.  In  neith- 
er case  will  he  take  the  pains  to  explain  as  he  goes  along. 
It  is  true  that  to  the  holder  of  our  guide,  this  will  not  be 
necessary,  inasmuch  as  we  have  endeavored  to  draw  the 
attention  to,  and  explain  every  point  of  interest,  the  limi- 
ted space  at  our  disposal  in  such  a  small  book  would  allow 
of.  If  it  is  true  that  a  dictionary  without  examples  is  a 
skeleton,  it  must  be  doubly  so  in  the  case  of  a  guide  book, 
without  a  regular  system  of  comprehensive  routes,  both 
city  and  suburban.  We  have  endeavored  to  present  as 
nearly  a  perfect  body  as  possible,  how  well  we  have  suc- 
ceeded, must  be  left  to  the  appreciation  of  the  reader.  To 
the  accomplished  whip,  who  prefers  handling  the  ribbons 
himself,  we  would  suggest  the  advantage  of  patronizing 
one  of  the  first  class  livery  stables,  as  they  are  entirely 
distinct  from  the  general  run  and  fully  reliable  in  every 
particular.  Their  stock  being  equal  in  style,  elegance  and 
speed  to  any  private  establishment. 

HOWARD  POCKET  CIGAEETTE  EOLLER, 

This  little  Machine  is  incomparable.  Every  smoker 
buys  one  at  sight.  It  rolls  a  Cigarette  and  Twists  the 
ends,  with  the  greatest  ease.  Nickel  plated  $  i.oo, 
Gold  plated  $  1,25. 


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DRIVE  NO.  1. 

Beacon  Street— Chestnut  Hill  Resee voir— Brook- 
line — RoxBURY — Milldam  Racing. 

Having  sojourned  at  the  Brunswick  which  is  one  of 
the  most  select  and  fashionable  of  hotels,  located  in  the 
aristocratic  part  of  the  city,  we  start  out  upon  a  nice 
drive.  Leaving  the  hotel  which  is  on  Boylston  Street 
and  turning  to  the  right  into  Dartmouth,  drive  as  far  as 
Beacon  Street,  now  turn  to  the  left  down  Beacon  and  drive 
its  entire  length.  This  street  is  about  five  miles  long  and 
terminates  at  the  monumental  arch,  the  gateway  of  the 

CHESTNUT  HILL  RESERVOIR, 

which  is  surrounded  by  a  fine  and  very  broad  macada- 
mized boulevard.  The  grounds  are  very  handsomely  laid 
out,  and  this  drive  is  one  of  the  most  charming  out  of 
Boston.  Here  in  pleasant  weather  you  will  meet  the 
fashionable  world  and  gentry,  in  their  gay  equipages,  en- 
joying the  fine  drives  around  the  large  and  magnificent 
basins.  The  road  which  skirts  the  reservoir,  at  times 
runs  close  to  the  water,  separated  only  by  the  green- 
sward and  undulating  pathway,  then  again  it  rises  to 
a  comparatively  high  altitude  for  this  region,  over  small 
hills,  affording  one  a  view  of  the  broad  sheet  of  water 
which  is  so  soon  to  pass  into  the  heart  of  the  city.  Boston 
already  admirably  supplied  with  water,  is  soon  to  have 
another  reservoir  to  be  fed  by  the  Sudbury  River.  Having 
driven  around  the  boulevard  and  when  near  the  exit,  (if 
not  wishing  to  return  to  town  by  way  of  Beacon  Street) 
there  is  a  road  turning  into  which  drive  a  short  distance 
and  take  the  first  left  hand  street,  where  you  will  find  your- 
self in  an  avenue  which  is  both  shady  and  romantic.  Lined 
on  either  side  by  elegant  residences,  surrounded  by  state- 
ly grounds  laid  out  in  exquisite  taste.  This  road  takes 
one  through  Brookline  and  Roxbury  into  Tremont  Street 
in  Boston.  Drive  down  Tremont  Street  as  far  as  Chester 
Park  on  the  left,  through  which  we  reach  Columbus  Ave- 
nue, thence  as  far  as  Dartmouth  Street  on  the  left,  turn 
into  Boylston  Street  and  alight  at  the  Brunswick,  with  a 
good  appetite  for  the  fine  entertainment  offered  at  this 
most  excellent  of  hotels. 

Should  there  be  any  having  courage  enough  and  the  vig- 
orous constitution  necessary  to  brave  a  New  England  win- 
ter, the  pleasures  of  the  outdoor  sports  are  such  as  will  re- 
pay any  who  are  fond  of  the  exhilaration  of  a  drive  through 


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the  frosty  air,  over  the  hard  trodden  sparkling  snow, 
wrapped  to  the  eyes  in  soft  furs,  dashing  along  behind  a 
pair  of  high  mettled  steeds  in  a  comfortable  and  graceful 
American  sleigh,  is  certainly  a  sport  in  which  we  can  chal- 
lenge the  whole  world,  for  onr  roads  are  as  good  and  our 
sleighs  far  superior  to  those  of  any  civilized  or  uncivilized 
nation.  On  we  fly  to  the  milldam  road,  where  such  a 
scene  presents  itself  as  once  seen  in  the  hight  of  the  sleigh- 
ing carnaval  is  never  to  be  forgotten. 

This  Milldam  road  branches  out  of  Beacon  Street  on  the 
right  and  extends  to  Brighton,  where  there  are  two  spa- 
cious hotels,  famed  for  their  refreshments,  mulled  wine 
and  mugs  of  flip.  Between  3  and  5  o'clock  in  the  after- 
noon there  is  a  continuous  stream  of  sleighs  of  all  kinds 
and  descriptions,  sometimes  three  abreast  coming  up,  and 
three  abreast  going  down,  with  a  space  in  the  middle ;  this 
mode  of  driving  is  also  fiishionable  in  Europe,  the  space 
in  the  middle  being  reserved  for  royalty;  while  in  our 
democratic  country  it  is  gallantly  yielded  to  those  gentle- 
men owning  fast  teams  to  race  with  one  another. 

DRIVE  NO.  2. 

Walnut  Avenue — Forest  Hells  Cemetery — Jamaica 
Plain — Jamaica  Pond — Elliott  Square. 

We  leave  the  St.  James  Hotel,  and,  driving  up  Washing- 
ton street  to  Boston  Highlands,  pass  the  Metropolitan  Car 
Stables  on  the  left;  taking  the  second  left-hand  turning, 
beyond  which  is  Warren  street,  A  short  distance  brings 
one  to  a  little  Swedenborgian  chapel  on  the  right,  and  di- 
rectly opposite  is  a  stone  edifice,  built  upon  the  site  where 
once  stood  the  homestead  and  birth-place  of  General  War- 
ren, the  Revolutionary  hero,  from  whom  Warren  street 
derives  its  name. 

Not  far  from  the  Warren  House,  we  come  to  Walnut 
avenue,  which  is  the  first  broad  road  branching  to  the 
right.  This  avenue  is  macadamized,  and  fine  residences 
and  country  scenery  line  it  on  both  sides.  Here  will  be 
seen,  on  the  left,  the  palatial  residence  of  the  late  Horatio 
Harris,  near  to  which  is  that  of  Mr.  Williams, — two  of 
Boston's  merchant  princes.  About  a  mile  from  these  ele- 
gant places  is  Forest  Hills  avenue,  which,  turning  to  the 
left,  leads  to  the  beautiful  "God's  Acre"  Forest  Hills 
Cemetery.  Passing  through  the  imposing  arch,  which 
forms  the  gateway,  we  find  ourselves  in  one  of  the  most 
picturesque  of  modern  American  cemeteries,  which  are 


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conceded  as  being  the  finest  in  the  world,  and  laid  out  with 
all  the  taste  and  eifect  that  skilled  architects  could  bring 
to  add  to  its  natural  advantages.  Forest  Hills  is  superior 
to  Mount  Auburn  in  many  respects.  It  is  naturally  not  as 
crowded  as  the  latter,  for  it  is  the  latest  burial  place  opened 
near  Boston.  Among  many  magnificent  mortuary  monu- 
ments, the  receiving-tomb  claims  precedence  ;  for  it  is 
said  to  be  the  finest  in  the  country,  being  built  of  Concord 
granite,  in  the  Gothic  style  of  architecture,  and  contains 
over  two  hundred  and  eighty  vaults.  The  remains  of  Gen- 
eral Warren,  the  martyr  of  Bunker  Hill,  which  were  de- 
posited in  the  old  Granary  Burying-Ground  in  Boston, 
have  been  removed  to  the  Warren  family  lot,  on  Mount 
Warren,  in  Forest  Hills. 

Respect  for  the  dead,  being  one  of  the  many  generous 
traits  in  the  American  character,  is  here  amply  shown  to 
have  been  the  predominant  feeling  of  those  to  whose  talents 
Avas  entrusted  the  creation  of  this  beautifinl  "  City  of  the 
Dead."  Like  all  of  the  cemeteries  around  Boston,  Forest 
Hills  is  open  to  visitors  only  dnring  week  days. 

Returning,  drive  down  Forest  Hills  street,  into  Shawmut 
Avenue,  taking  the  left  hand  turning,  which  brings  one  to 
Jamaica  Plain,  where  the  old  Cm-tis  Homesteacl  stands, 
which  was  built  in  1638.  This  is  the  oldest  house  in 
New  Englantl.  Turn  down  Pond  street,  which  leads 
around  Jamaica  Pond,  which  until  towards  1850,  furnished 
all  of  the  water  brought  into  the  city.  At  present,  large 
quantities  of  ice  are  gathered  on  this  small  lake  and  stored 
in  immense  ice  iiouses  bordering  the  pond.  This  ice  is 
used  mostly  for  the  supply  of  the  city,  whilst  the  product 
of  Fresh  and  Spy  ponds  are  controlled  mostly  for  sliipping 
to  the  East  Indies. 

This  pond  is  also  one  of  the  favorite  skating  resorts  in 
winter;  while,  in  summer,  it  offers  many  attractions  for 
boating  and  rowing,  also  to  the  lovers  of  piscatorial  sport. 
Many  very  superb  country  seats  are  nestled  along  its  bor- 
ders, mostly  tlie  private  residences  of  Boston  merchants. 

Having  "  swung  around  tiie  circle,"  we  come  to  a  broad 
avenue,  along  which  we  follow  the  car- track  into  Boston 
Highlands  to  Hogg's  bridge,  turn  into  Center  street,  which 
is  the  first  right-hand  road,  and  find  ourselves  in  El- 
liott Square.  Looming  up  before  us,  is  the  First  Church, 
better  known  as  the  Rev.  Dr.  Putnam's.  This  is  the  most 
aristocratic  church  in  the  Highlands.  The  Society  has 
several  times  decided  to  erect  a  new  edifice,  and  only  hesi- 


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tated  in  deference  to  the  desire  of  Dr.  Putnam,  who  wishes 
to  have  the  old  church  retained  until  he  passes  away,  as 
he,  having  officiated  here  for  tlie  past  forty  years,  naturally 
feels  a  respect  for  the  old  building. 

The  venerable  Doctor  retired  from  active  participation 
in  the  ministry  about  two  years  ago;  but  still  remains, 
de  jure,  the  head,  although,  de  facto,  replaced  by  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Brooks. 

Resuming  our  drive,  we  pass,  on  the  right,  the  Norfolk 
House,  kept  by  the  genial  and  laughter-loving  Mr.  Jones. 
This  is  one  of  the  most  popular  family  hotels  near  the  city 
proper.  No  better  place,  as  a  summer  residence,  could  be 
found  by  the  stranger  ;  being  situated  upon  elevated 
ground  it  is  rendered  deliglit fully  cool  upon  a  hot  day,  and 
moreover  being  the  terminus  of  the  Norfolk  House  cars, 
it  is  within  easy  access  of  the  city.  Continue  down  the 
hill,  turning  into  Washington  Street  upon  the  left,  Avhich 
we  follow  to  Franklin  Square  and  alight  at  the  St.  James. 

SUBURBAN,  DRIVE  NO.  3. 

MILTON. 

Boston  and  Albany  Depot — Wauren  Street — Chateau 
DuNRE ATM— Walnut  Anenue — Dorchester — Milton 
Lower  Falls. 
An  enjoyable  trip  yet  remains  to  the  tourist,  which  in 

many  respects  rivals  if  not  surpasses  some  of  the  other 

drives  to  the  environs,  and  well  repays  him  for  his  visit 

to  the  "  Hub  of  the  Universe  "  or 

ATHENS   OF    AMERICA. 

This  is  a  drive  to  Milton  and  a  game  dinner  at  Russell's 
Hotel.  During  our  peregrinations  our  love  of  change  linds 
us  located  at  the  Uiiitetl  States  Hotel  on  Beach  Street,  op- 
posite to  the  Boston  and  Albany  Railway  Depot;  this  hotel 
is  one  of  the  oldest  in  Boston.  We  make  this  a  point  of 
departure  for  our  drive  through  Dorchester  to  Milton 
Lower  Falls.  The  scenic  attractions  of  this  drive  combin- 
ing as  they  do  the  beauties  of  both  marine  and  mountain 
views,  are  unequalled  in  the  United  States. 

Leaving  Beach  we  turn  into  Washington  Street  to  the 
left  passing  over  Boston  Neck  to  Warren  Street,  Boston 
Highlands,  into  which  we  turn,  where  on  the  right  hand 
side  of  the  street  above  Walnut  Avenue,  stands  the  palatial 
residence  of  one  of  Boston's  influential  merchants,  Mr. 
Isaac  Fenno ;  on  the  opposite  side  on  the  left  is 


GO 
CHATEAU   DUNREATH, 

the  home  of  the  gifted  classic  reader,  Mrs.  Cecelia  Lewis ; 
of  which  estate  one  of  our  poets  has  written  thus : 

"  Far  out  where  din  of  Boston's  busy  streets 

Sinks  into  mellow  silence,  and  the  breath 

Of  June,  with  sensate  fragrance  laden,  sighs 

Low  on  the  Highlands,  like  a  maiden  song 

When  first  the  blind  boj',  love,  hath  stirred  her  soul 

To  wild  delights,  and  left  her  to  repine 

Id  doubts  and  sateless  longings — There  dwell  they. 

The  household  of  Chateau  Dunreath,  which  crowns 

The  topmost  hillock  of  the  town,  embowered 

In  trees  ;  all  chastened  beauty  there  without, 

A  home  of  peace." 

The  third  house  on  the  left  above  Chateau  Dunreath,  is  a 
quaint  looking  edifice,  with  bow  windows  jutting  here  and 
there,  this  is  the  birthplace  of  Mrs.  Cora  Kennedy  Aiti^en, 
the  poetess  whose  legends  and  songs  of  Scotland  are  sweet 
and  sympathetic.  We  drive  on  until  we  come  to  a  fork  in 
the  road,  where  we  take  the  left  hand  turning  which  is 
called  Washington  Street,  Dorchester. 

The  first  noticeable  object  is  Dr.  Cullis'  Consumptive 
Home;  this  establishment  is  maintained  after  a  similar 
manner  to  that  of  Mr.  Mtiller,  Bristol,  England;  i.  e.  by 
faith  in  the  efficacy  of  prayer.  Visitors  are  most  welcome 
and  donations  thankfully  received.  We  are  now  in  Dor- 
chester, and  a  short  distance  farther  on  is  the  residence  of 
Hon.  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  whose  conservatories  are  re- 
puted to  be  the  finest  in  the  State.  Passing  this  estate  we 
come  to 

MOUNT  BOWDOIN, 

where,  on  the  right,  opens  a  very  delightful  country  view, 
while  farther  on  to  the  left  are  seen  fine  old  estates,  with 
closely  shaven  leaves  and  trim  drive  ways.  On  we  drive, 
and  now  what  grand  panoramic  view  is  that  which  pre- 
sents itself  ? — To  the  right  are  the  soft  and  hazy  blue  hills 
stretching  away  in  their  romantic  beauty  and  grandeur  as 
far  as  the  eye  can  follow;  to  the  left  the  land,  dotted  Avith 
apple  orchards  and  comfortable  homesteads,  slopes  from 
the  roadside  to  the  waters  of  Dorchester  Bay.  And  far  be- 
yond, the  islands  appear  like  so  many  emeralds  upon  the 
bosom  of  the  limpid  waters.  From  here  a  brisk  trot  soon 
brings  us  to  the  fine  old  fashioned  place  on  the  right,  called 
the  Deacon  Codman  estate,  with  Dr.  Codman^s  church  on 
the  left.    Leaving  these  behind  us  we  come  to 


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MILTON  LOWER  FALLS, 

Crossing  ISTeponset  Bridge,  we  draw  rein  at  Rnssell's.  The 
salubrity  of  the  air,  the  beauty  of  the  scenery,  and  the  pleas- 
ant drive,  have  sharpened  our  appetites  to  do  justice  to  the 
tempting  "  menu  "  offered.  Colonel  Russell  is  the  owner  of 
the  celebrated  race  horse  "Smuggler."  From  here,  should  a 
longer  drive  be  desired,  a  half  an  hour  will  bring  one  to 
the  quaint  old  town  of  Quincy,  noted  as  the  birth  place  of 
both  the  Adams  and  Quincy  families. 

In  returning  to  Boston,  we  pass  over  Mount  Wolloston, 
Neponset  Avenue  into  Dudley  Street,  to  Boston  Highlands; 
from  thence  down  Washington  St.  to  Beach  Street  and  the 
United  States  Hotel* 

DRIVE  NO.  4. 
Harvard  University— Cambridge  Elm — Mount  Au- 
burn Cemetery — Watertown. 
We  will  take  our  line  of  departure  from  the  Tremont 
House,  driving  out  through  Beacon  St.  and  over  the  Mill- 
dam,  as  far  as  Cottage  Farm  Station,  where  we  turn  to  the 
right,  crossing  the  bridge  leading  to  Cambridgeport ;  at  the 
end  of  the  bridge  on  the  right  is  the  residence  of  Professor 
Clark,  the  inventor  and  manufacturer  of  the  largest  and 
most  powerful  telescope  in  the  world.  His  observatory 
and  huge  telescope  may  be  seen  in  his  grounds.  Continue 
up  this  street,  which  enters  into  Cambridge  street,  turn  to 
the  left,  and  drive  along  past 

HARVARD  UNIVERSITY, 

which  will  be  seen  on  the  right,  and  University  Square  on 
the  left,  at  which  place  you  will  observe  a  handsome 
Soldiers'  Monument,  by  Millmore. 

Historical  attraction  of  no  mean  character  is  attached  to 
Cambridge.  It  was  here  that  the  first  college  in  America 
was  established.  In  the  President's  house  the  first  printing 
press  in  the  country  was  put  up  in  1639,  under  whose  im- 
mediate supervision  the  press  remained  for  many  years.  It 
is  said  that  the  first  thing  printed  upon  it  was  the  "  Free- 
man's Oath,  followed  by  an  Almanack  for  New  England 
and  the  Psalms  newly  turned  into  tneter.''''  The  college 
library  possesses  a  part  of  the  last  named  work.  A  little  fur- 
ther on  from  the  square  you  will  come  to  an  old  and  very 
large  elm  tree,  the  solo  remaining  scion  of  an  ancient  forest 
that  originally  covered  all  this  part  of  Cambridge.  Upon 
the  3d  of  July,  in  the  memorable  year  A.  D.  1775,  Wash- 


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ington,  Pater  Patrice,  general  and  model  for  all  ages  to 
copy  from,  took  command  of  that  Army  of  Patriots,  the 
Continentals,  under  this  venerable  Elm.  An  inscription 
perpetuates  the  remembrance  of  the  period  when  Wash- 
ington had  his  headquarters  there. 

A  short  distance  from  the  "Elm  "  is  the  house  once  oc- 
cupied by  General  and  Lady  Washington,  and  now  owned 
and  occupied  by  Professor  Henry  W.  Longfellow,  the  poet 
laureate  of  America. 

A  centennial  tree  was  recently  planted  here ;  the  Com- 
mon being  selected  as  the  most  available  and  appropriate 
spot.  Let  us  hope  it  will  never  mark  the  place  where  an 
army  was  encamped,  or  the  stars  and  stripes  hostilely  dis- 
played, or  where  under  its  shade  a  commander-in-chief  took 
charge  of  an  army.  Besides,  it  is  the  geographical  centre 
of  Cambridge,  and  will  forever  remain  an  open  space. 
The  project  was  in  the  hands  of  the  Committee  of  Public 
Property,  and,  under  its  direction,  Mr.  White,  the  City 
Forester,  selected  a  sturdy  young  elm  tree  for  the  purpose, 
which  was  transplanted  with  appropriate  ceremonies.  It  is 
also  intended  to  enclose  the  sapling  with  a  fence  and  erect 
stone  with  a  suitable  inscription. 

Continuing  on  until  reaching 

MOUNT  AUBURN  CEMETERY, 

which  is  on  the  left,  and  is  open  to  the  public  on  week 
days  only.  The  ground  occupied  by  this  cemetery  was 
originally  intended  as  a  Horticultural  garden.  It  was 
consecrated  in  1831,  and  ranks  as  one  of  the  finest  ceme- 
teries in  the  country.  Many  magnificent  monuments  to 
public  men  and  private  citizens  adorn  the  grounds,  which 
cover  an  area  of  nearly  one  hundred  and  thirty  acres. 

There  is  a  very  graceful  chapel,  several  small  lakes,  flow- 
ery vales,  and  everything  calculated  to  make  the  place 
beautiful. 

From  the  cemetery,  you  again  find  yourself  on  the  same 
street  from  which  you  entered,  now  turn  to  the  right,  and 
at  a  distance  of  a  about  a  mile,  is  the  famous  Fresh  Pond, 
an  elegant  sheet  of  water  of  many  acres  in  extent,  and  a 
favorite  resort  for  amusements,  such  as  boating,  fishing, 
swimming,  in  fact  every  aquatic  sport  can  here  be  enjoyed, 
and  good  substantial  entertainments  are  furnished  by  the 
host  of  the  well  kept  Fresh  Pond  Hotel.  From  the  pond 
a  short  and  pleasant  drive,  brings  one  to  the  United  States 
Arsenal  in  Watertown.  And  farther  on  is  to  be  seen  the 
palatial    residence  of   Alvin  Adams,    President  of  the 


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world  renowned  Adams  Express  Company ;  also  the  res- 
idence of  another  representative  gentleman,  the  late  John 
P.  Gushing.  Mr.  Cushing's  groimcTs  are  very  extensive  and 
iilled  with  rare  exotics.  From  Watertown  turn  to  the  right, 
which  brings  you  to  Arlington,  where  you  can  drive  down 
North  Avenue,  a  wide  and  elegant  drive,  leading  into  old 
Cambridge.  Again  passing  the  Colleges,  this  time  on  the 
right,  continue  down  Harvard  Avenue,  which  brings  you 
to  Cambridge.  At  the  end  of  the  bridge  turn  to  the  right, 
into  Charles  street,  continuing  on  through  Beacon  street 
back  to  the  Tremont  House. 

Thus  we  end  four  of  the  most  romantic  drives,  thereby 
giving  the  stranger  a  general  idea  of  the  beauties  of  the 
environs  of  Boston. 


HARBOR  EXCURSIONS. 

This  harbor  affords  more  opportunities  for  enjoyment 
than  any  upon  the  coast,  and  no  stranger  should  fail  to  visit 
the  many  points  of  interest.  A  list  of  the  steamers  by  which 
excursions  can  be  made  will  be  found  in  another  part  of  the 
book.  They  pass  the  forts  and  many  of  the  islands,  going 
and  returning,  several  times  each  day.  At  Long-  Island, 
Hull,  Downer  Landing,  Nantasket  Beach,  Hingham, 
or  Nahant,  are  several  good  hotels,  where  lish  dinners  can 
be  had,  and,  if  the  visitor  is  fond  of  the  sport  of  lishing,  he 
will  find  good  substantial  boats,  with  competent  skippers, 
to  take  him  to  the  fishing  grounds,  which  are  but  a  short 
distance  from  the  islands.  All  the  appliances  for  this  sport 
are  furnished,  such  as  lines,  bait  etc.,  and  a  half  hour's  sail 
will  in  most  cases  carry  him  to  the  spot  where  deep  sea 
fish  are  caught,  while  an  hour's  fishing  will  generally  serve 
to  introduce  to  him  a  large  variety  of  the  tinny  members 
of  the  deep.  This  can  all  bo  accomplished  in  time  to  re- 
turn to  dinner  at  the  hotel  with  his  appetite  sharpened  by 
the  invigorating  sea  breeze.  Besides,  clam  bakes  can  be 
had  in  perfection  at  all  of  these  points,  while  every  ar- 
rangement has  been  made  by  which  the  visitor  can  enjoy 
the  luxury  of  a  sea  bath.  In  addition  to  the  steamers  al- 
luded to  in  our  list,  a  delightful  excursion  may  also  be  had 
in  the  Yacht  "  Una,"  Capt.  Manning,  a  large  sailing  vessel 
of  some  43  tons.  Capt.  M.  being  a  veteran  in  this  business 
-and  also  owner  of  this  craft,  is  a  sufiicient  endorsement. 
No  sport  can  be  more  enjoyable  than  that  of  starting  in 
this  craft,  early  in  the  morning,  from  Central  wharf,  for  a 


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sail  among  the  islands  and  then  to  the  fishing  grounds, 
which  are  about  ten  miles  distant,  catching  Cod  and  Had- 
dock, occasionally  a  small  Halibut,  and  oftentimes  some 
monstrosity  of  the  sea.  Thanks  to  the  culinary  fjxcilities 
on  board  these  yachts,  one  is  enabled  to  enjoy  a  delicious 
chowder,  or,  if  preferred,  a  steaming  dish  of  fried  or  boiled 
fish,  which  is  sure  to  be  very  appetizing,  from  the  fact  of 
its  extreme  freshness,  and  also  because  the  possession  of  the 
fish  is  due  to  one's  own  prowess,  and  it  is  safe  to  assert, 
that  the  last  cause  will  be  the  most  enticing  one  to  those 
who  have  not  always  enjoyed  the  advantages  to  be  derived 
from  a  residence  near  the  coast.  A  delightful  sail  back  to 
the  city,  oftentimes  in  company  with  pleasure  boats,  arriv- 
ing at  the  starting  point  at  an  early  hour,  thus  constituting 
one  of  the  cheapest  and  most  pleasurable  excursions  down 
the  bay. 

Then,  among  other  noticeable  crafts  fitted  for  these  har- 
bor excursions,  are  the  "Surprise,"  40  tons,  Capt.  Quinn; 
the  elegant  steam  yacht  "Mischief,"  90  tons,  Capt.  Quinn; 
and  hosts  of  others  too  numerous  to  mention,  as  all  infor- 
mation upon  this  subject  can  be  obtained  at  54  Long  wharf. 


DOWNER  LANDING. 

MELVILLE  GAKDEN  AND  WALTON  GKOVE. 

Situated  within  pleasant  distance  of  the  city,  this  resort 
claims  to  be  one  of  the  most  attractive  among  the  many 
places,  which  so  many  thousands  of  Bostonians  daily  visit 
during  the  long,  sultry  days  of  summer. 

The  steamers  of  the  Boston  &  Hingham  Steamboat  Co. 
make  six  trips  daily  from  Rovve's  wharf  and  only  sixty 
cents  is  charged  for  a  round  trip  with  admittance  to  the 
garden. 

Passing  the  Islands  and  Forts  and  arriving  at  our  desti- 
nation— after  a  delightful  sail  of  about  -an  hour,  well  pre- 
prepared  to  enjoy  all  the  results  obtained  by  the  owner  and 
manager  Mr.  Downer,  who  has  given  his  own  name  to  the 
place,  and  who  has  expended  a  large  fortune,  in  laying  out 
the  grounds,  and  in  executing  his  plans,  for  making  them 
the  most  desirable  spot  to  be  found,  thereby  retilizing  al- 
most the  ideal  of 

AN  ELYSIAN  FIELD, 

for  the  tourist  or  pleasure  seeker.    How  well  he  has  suc- 
ceeded after  many  years  of  laborious  toil,  must  be  left  to 


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DAILY    SXCTTRSIOITS 

To  Nantasket  Beach, 

Hingham,   Hull  and  Melville  Gardens, 

DOWNER     LANDING. 

The  Large  and  Elegant  Steamers  GOVERNOR  ANDREW, 
JOHN  ROMER,  and  ROSE  STANDISH,  belonging  to  the 
Boston  and  Hingham  Steamboat  Company,  make  daily  trips  to 
the  above  points,  leaving  Rowes  Whai-J,  junction  of  Atlantic 
Avenue  with  Broad,  High  and  Purchase  Streets,  and  passing 
close  to  all  the  Fortifications  and  Principal  Islands  in  Boston 
Harbor. 

For  running  time  see  Boston  daily  papers. 

NANTASKET    BEACH, 

Five  miles  long,  of  hard,  smooth  sand,  is  the  finest  beach  in 
New  England,  and  commencing  near  the  steamboat  landing,  is 
the  beginning  of  that  "stern  and  rock-bound  coast"  which 
reaches  nearly  the  whole  length  of  the  south  shore  of  Massa- 
chusetts Bay. 

SURF     BATHING 

Can  be  enjoyed  on  this  beach  with  perfect  safety,  and  the  lovers 
of  Natural  Scenery  will  find  much  to  amuse  and  interest  them 
by  visiting  the  place,  the  numerous  Hotels  and  Restaurants, 
scattered  along  the  shore,  offering  ample  refreshment  for  the 
inner  man. 

THE   MELVILLE   GARDENS, 

AT    DOWNER   LANDING, 

Are  the  finest  public  pleasure  grounds  in  the  vicinity  of  Boston, 
and  afford  to  Sabbath  Schools  and  Pic-nics  a  quiet,  convenient 
resort,  and  to  families  or  individuals,  unusual  facilities  for  a 
day  of  pleasure,  what  nature  has  failed  to  do  being  amply 
made  up  by  the  liberal  hand  of  the  proprietor. 

Favorable  arrangements  for  the  transportation  of  Pic-nics, 
Sabbath  Schools,  etc.,  can  be  made  upon  application  at  the 
office  of  the  Steamboat  Co.,  to 

STARKES  WHITON,  Agent, 

No.  7  Rowe's  Wharf,  Boston. 


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the  verdict  of  the  visitor.  The  grounds  of  the  garden 
cover  over  ten  acres  and  here  can  be  found  every  variety 
of  amusement  sucli  as  Bowling  and  Shooting  Alleys, 
Swings,  Tilts,  Flying  Horses,  etc.,  a  new  and  excellent 
restaurant,  new,  large  and  airy  Music  Hall,  bathing  houses 
and  Suits  to  let  at  moderate  prices,  also  Row  Boats  and 
Yachts  to  be  let  with  reliable  skippers.  The  buildings 
and  Pagodas  are  of  Indian  and  Swiss  architecture,  and 
one  could  easily  imagine  himself  among  the  chalets  of 
Switzerland. 

In  tine  summer  weather,  visitors  find  great  amusement 
in  dancing,  as  a  fine  Brass  band  of  music  performs  during 
the  morning,  and  the  afternoons  are  devoted  to  dancing 
music,  in  Music  Hall. 

The  great  novelty,  however,  to  the  stranger  is  clam- 
bake PAVILION,  where  a 

GENUINE  RHODE-ISLAND  CLAM  BAKE 

is  served  daily,  at  12  and  4  o'clock,  for  the  moderate  price 
of  50  cents.  Upon  a  spot  selected  for  this  purpose  in  a 
large  enclosure  so  as  to  enable  visitors  to  see  the  process, 
steam  coils  are  laid,  the  steam  to  supply  which  is  furnished 
from  a  boiler  and  engine  in  a  small  building  near  by.  The 
coil  is  covered  with  Rock  Weed  to  the  depth  of  about  two 
feet,  the  clams  are  then  placed  upon  it,  the  steam  turned 
on  and  they  undergo  the  process  of  baking,  which  occu- 
pies about  30  minutes.  When  the  feast  is  ready,  guests 
in  distant  parts  of  the  grounds  are  called  together  b}"^  a 
steam  whistle,  when  they  all  assemble  to  enjoy  a  most 
excellent  meal. 

The  proprietor  has  not  overlooked  anything  that  could 
add  to  the  pleasure  of  his  guests;  and  one  very  praise- 
worthy and  moral  feature  here  is,  that  the  sale  of  all  in- 
toxicating liquors  is  strictly  forbidden  within  the  precincts 
of  the  grounds,  and  in  consequence  of  which  the  compa- 
ny is  alway  select  and  enjoyable.  Improvements  to  these 
already  splendid  grounds  are  continually  being  made,  one 
of  the  latest  of  which  is 


THE  DAM  ACROSS  WALTON  COVE, 

a  beautiful  lake,  together  with   the  addition  of  the  grove 
adjoining.    This  sheet  of  water  is  suitable  for  boat-rowing 


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at  all  times  of  tide.  A  wood-lot  equal  in  size  to  the  orig- 
inal garden,  has  also  lately  been  attached.  The  picturesque 

KAGGED  ISLAND 

has  also  been  recently  added  to  the  Gardens,  and  a  ferry- 
boat will  run  to  the  Island,  one  quarter  of  a  mile,  fare  10 
cents  for  the  round  trip. 

Various  buildings  have  been  erected  upon  this  Island, 
such  as  rural  summer  houses,  a  soda  pavilion,  and  a  large 
stall  to  protect  visitors  in  case  of  rain.  The  shore  is  very 
bold  and  rocky,  and  the  water  view  of  the  bay  is  exceed- 
ingly grand.  The  Garden  is  not  open  to  the  public  on  Mon- 
days, that  day  being  reserved  for  private  parties.  Socie- 
ties can  engage  the  garden  Mondays. 

J.  D.  Scudder,  104  Water  St. 


LO YELL'S  GROVES. 

Long   Island — Quincy   Bay— Weymouth   River    and 
Gloucester. 

lovell's  groves. 

This  enchanting  summer  and  excursion  spot  is  reached 
by  the  steamers  of  the  Boston  Bay  Steamboat  and  Land 
Co.,  sailing  five  times  daily  from  Lewis'  wharf  for  Long 
Island  and  the  Groves,  at  very  low  fares. 

East  Boston  and  Chelsea  Ferry  horse-cars  run  within 
three  minutes  walk  of  the  wharf. 

This  pleasing  trip  affords  an  opportunity  for  another 
view  of  the  harbor,  a  sail  down  whose  deep,  emerald  wa- 
ters is  always  agreeable  during  the  warm  weather.  We 
would  advise  a  stop  over  at 

LONG  island, 

for  it  is,  in  every  respect,  a  fine  sea-side  resort ;  the  per- 
fection of  its  hotels,  restaurants  and  amusements  have 
won  for  it  the  name  of  the  Saratoga  of  Massachusetts, 

Taking  the  same  or  next  boat,  we  pass  the  entire  length 
of  Long  Island,  and  as  we  enter 

QUINCY  BAY, 

a  magnificent  sight  is  offered.  This  charming  bay  is  en- 
compassed by  most  attractive  scenery.  Leadino;  into  it  is 
Weymouth  River,  up  whose  stream  we  pass  until  reaching 
the  landing  at 

lovell's  groves, 
we  cross  the    bridge,  and    observe    two    roads;    one    of 


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which  is  for  public  travel,  while  the  other  leads  to  the 
groves,  which  cover  -some  ten  or  twelve  acres, — one  for 
picnics,  tlie  otlier  for  the  public.  The  grounds  here  are 
beautifully  laid  out,  and  art  has  supplied  what  nature  failed 
to  do. 

The  groves  here  are  particularly  fine ;  being  entirely- 
surrounded  by  a  high  fence,  so  that  none  but  passengers, 
and  those  paying  a  small  fee,  are  admitted. 

There  are  two  dancing-halls  130  by  24  feet,  and  one  con- 
structed this  season,  which  is  60  by  80  feet.  These  halls 
are  capable  of  accommodating  1,000  people.  There  are  two 
large  restaurants,  large  and  small  Pagodas,  an  elegant 
Grecian  Temple,  with  a  balustrade  around  it,  from  which 
a  view  can  be  obtained  of  the  entire  harbor,  also  an  ex- 
cellent base  ball  ground,  summer  and  bathing  houses,  nu- 
merous swings  and  many  other  amusements,  and  a  high 
Bell  Tower,  in  which  is  suspended  a  large  bell  to  notify 
passengers  of  the  departure  of  the  steamers.  Upon  the 
grounds,  is  the  Pine  Point  Hotel,  for  the  accommodation 
of  those  who  wish  to  make  a  protracted  stay.  This  house 
is  quite  large,  and  its  dining-rooms  will  easily  accommo- 
date 500  guests. 

There  are  sailing  yachts  here  to  accommodate  those  who 
wish  to  go  out  either  for  sailing  or  fishing,  also  a  fine  new 
steam-yacht,  called  the  "  Edgar  Berri,"  which  will  accom- 
modate about  fifty  persons,  while  huge  clam-bakes  are 
prepared  here  every  day  upon  the  beach. 

The  highest  elevation  of  the  land  upon  this  promontory, 
is  about  125  feet  above  the  river  level,  thereby  giving  the 
most  romantic  views  of  the  surrounding  scenery.  There 
are  good  conveniences  also  for  both  salt  and  fresh  water 
bathing.  There  is  also  a  deep  well  called  the  "  fountain 
of  health,"  from  which  the  water  when  drawn  is  icy  cold. 
In  fact,  this  eiegant  place  requires  to  be  seen,  to  be  prop- 
erly appreciated.  If  desirable,  the  return  trip  to  Boston 
can  be  made  upon  the  Old  Colony  Railroad,  as  an  omnibus 
starts  from  here  in  time  to  meet  all  the  trains,  stopping  at 
Qiiincy,  which  is  about  two  miles  distant. 

GLOUCESTEK, 

one  of  the  oldest  cities  in  the  State,  with  its  fine  Hotels 
and  many  curiosities,  is  too  well  known  to  need  any  special 
description.  The  route  to  Gloucester  for  beauty  of  scenery 
is  unsurpassed.  Leaving  I^ewis  wharf,  the  steamer  passes 
Fort  Independence  and  Fort  Winthrop,  touches  at  Long 


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Island;  thence  np  Weymouth  River,  touching  at  LovelPs 
Grove;  thence  past  Hull,  Fort  Warren,  Boston  Light, 
Minot's  I^edge,  Half  Way  Rock,  Manchester  Shore,  Mag- 
nolia, the  Reef  of  Xorman's  Woe  to  Gloucester. 

T.  J.  Dunbar  &  Co.,  70  Broad  street,  Boston,  are  the 
Agents  for  the  Steamers  and  pleasure  resorts. 

NAHANT. 

Steamer  from  Lewis  wharf.  This  is  a  favorite  resort  for 
parties.    The  principal  attractions  are  the  Maolis  Gardens. 

The  main  beauty  of  this  place  is  its  line  residences  and 
noble  beach,  across  which  we  would  advise  a  drive  by  all 
means,  in  returning  to  the  city,  as  there  are  public  con- 
veyances which  convey  one  the  entire  length  of  this  beach, 
giving  a  magnificent  view  of  the  islands  in  the  harbor. 
This  drive  can  be  very  profitably  extended  to  Swampscott, 
which  has  become  a  well  known  and  fashionable  watering- 
place;  then  across  the  beach  again  to  Lynn,  taking  here 
the  Revere  Beach  R.  R.  to  Boston. 


SEA  SIDE  RESORTS. 

Magnolia  Swamp  — Fishing  Port  of  Gloucester- 
Cod,  Haddock  and  Halibut  Fis!iekip:s  —  Ocean 
ViEAVS — Crescent  Beach — Drives  around  Cape  Ann. 

These  interesting  spots  can  be  reached  by  Steamers  of 
the  Boston  Bay  Steamlioat  and  Land  Company,  from 
Lewis  Wharf,  or  by  cars  of  tJie  Eastern  Railroad  direct 
to  Magnolia,  where  is  a  new  and  very  good  hotek  the 
Magnolia  House,  From  here  to  Magnolia  Swamp  which 
derives  its  name  from  a  large  tract  of  swampy  land,  cov- 
ered with  Magnolia  trees  and  which  fill  the  air  with  their 
fragrance  during  the  blooming  season  for  a  long  distance. 
This  is  the  only  spot  in  New  England,  where  the  Magnolia 
tree  flourishes,  and  is  visited  by  thousands  of  people  dur- 
ing the  season. 

A  short  distance  from  the  "  swamp  "  is  the  celebrated 
fishing  port  of  Gloucester.  Situated  upon  the  bay,  with  a 
fine  harbor  and  noted  for  its  fisheries,  as  a  large  fleet  of 
fishing  vessels  are  fitted  out  from  here  each  year  to  pur- 
sue their  vocation  upon  the  Grand  Banks;  during  the 
summer  months   they   catch  mostly  Cod  and   Haddock, 


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which  are  cleaned  and  Avell  salted  on  board  the  vessels, 
and  at  the  end  of  the  cruise,  are  dried  upon  fish  flakes  upon 
the  land.  These  voj^ages  generally  occupy  about  live 
months;  but  the  most  perilous  part  of  the  business  how- 
ever, is  during  the  inclement  winters  upon  the  Banks  of 
Newfoundland,  where  these  vessels  are  oftentimes  obliged 
to  remain  throughout  the  entire  winter  months  in  pursuit 
of  these  fish ;  which  though  very  renumerative  is  attended 
with  great  danger.  Their  vessels  are  often  run  down  by 
the  ocean  steamers  in  the  dense  fogs  which  prevail  almost 
constantly  upon  these  Banks.  While  during  the  gales 
which  occur  in  these  latitudes  great  numbers  of  their  craft 
are  either  totally  wrecked  or  driven  out  to  sea,  never  to 
return. 

The  vessels  engaged  in  fishing  for  Halibut,  are  laden 
with  ice,  in  which  the  fish  are  packed  until  they  can  catch 
a  full  fare  and  return  to  port.  These  trips  occupy  about 
ten  days.  Invalids  oftentimes  accompany  the  mackerel 
fishermen  upon  a  short  cruise  of  a  few  weeks  and  gen- 
erally return  much  benefitted  by  the  coarse  food  and  in- 
vigorating sea  air.  A  trip  to  this  unique  spot  on  this  coast 
will  be  found  very  novel  and  exceedingly  interesting. 

From  Magnolia,  a  small  omnibus  conveys  one  to 

CRESCENT   BEA.CH, 

a  delightful  and  romantic  sea-side  resort.  On  the  beach 
overlooking  the  ocean,  stands  Mrs,  Knowlton's  hotel, 
which  is  a  sufficient  recommendation  for  those  who  have 
already  enjoyed  a  sojourn  at  this  comfortable  liouse.  To  oth- 
ers suffice  it  to  say  that  Mrs.  Knowlton  superintends  in 
person  CA^ery  department  of  her  house.  While  here  one 
should  not  fail  to  improve  the  opportunity  to  enjoy  the  su- 
perb drives  which  abound  in  this  part  of  the  country,  off'er- 
ing  the  diversity  of  both  inland  and  ocean  views. 

One  day  can  be  devoted  to  driving  through  the  towns  of 
Gloucester,  Rockport,  passing  Pigeon  Cove,  where  a 
charming  view  of  the  ocean  can  be  obtained,  and  where 
the  Summer  residence  of  the  Rev.  E.  H.  Chapin  is  situated. 
This  driv^e  can  be  continued  entirely  around  the  cape,  a 
distance  of  eighteen  miles.  Another  pleasant  drive  for  the 
next  day,  through  Gloucester,  across  the  beach  and  through 
the  grounds  of  the  Niles  estate  to  the  light-house  upon  the 
extreme  end  of  Eastern  Point,  where  bursts  upon  the  view 
one  of  the  most  magnificant  ocean  panoramas  to  be  seen 
UDon  the  Atlantic  coast. 


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OCEANA. 

Gloucester — Eastern  Point— Oceana  Pond. 
Wliile  at  Gloucester,  there  is  a  drive  which  the  tourist 
should,  by  all  means,  not  fail  to  take.  Starting,  for  in- 
stance, from  the  Pavilion  Hotel,  drive  through  Main  street 
to  East  Gloucester,  keeping  near  by  the  water  side,  until 
arriving  at  the  sandy  beach,  where  are  reached  the  bound- 
aries of  one  of  the  most  picturesque  sea-side  residences  on 
the  New  England  coast,  the  Niles  Estate,  more  popularly 
called  Eastern  Point,  but  named  "Oceana"  by  the  late 
proprietor.  After  crossing  the  beach  and  ente]-ing  the 
grounds  of  the  Estate,  upon  the  left,  is  a  most  wonderful 
and  unique  phenomenon, 

OCEANA   POND, 

a  sheet  of  fresh  water,  some  40  acres  in  extent,  divided 
from  the  ocean  by  a  narrow  tract  of  sea-beach.  So  very 
narrow  is  this  strip,  that,  during  severe  storms,  it  has  oc- 
curred that  the  angry  Avaves,  dashing  upon  the  rocks,  have 
thrown  the  salt  spray  over  into  this  lake,  which  contains 
fresh-water  fish  of  all  kinds. 

Driving  down  Niles  avenue,  a  broad  boulevard,  we  soon 
come  to  the  ruins  of  a  fort,  wliich,  similar  to  Van  Trump's 
broom,  swept  the  seas  in  this  vicinity.  At  the  extreme 
end  of  this  point  is  a  light-house,  known  as 

EASTERN  POINT  LIGHT. 

Where  we  now  stand,  the  ground  being  high,  there  is 
before  our  view  one  of  the  grandest  ocean  panoramas : 
upon  one  side,  tJie  bay  and  town  of  Gloucester;  upon  the 
other,  and  as  fir  as  the  eye  can  reach,  the  mighty  Atlantic 
spreads  itself  before  us  in  all  its  grandeur:  the  long, 
sweeping,  white-capped  waves  roll  lazil}^  in,  ever  coiling 
over  until  the  beach  is  reached ;  then  again,  at  times,  dur- 
ing a  storm,  the  waves,  lashed  in  fury  to  a  white  foam, 
come  bounding  in,  as  if  intent  upon  breaking  the  barrier 
nature  has  placed  before  them,  but,  like  human  passion, 
are  powerless  when  opposed  to  nature's  laws;  the  terrible 
waA-es  rush  upon  the  obstacle,  break  and  recede,  only 
to  prepare  for  another  useless  onslaught,  offering  all  the 
while  a  spectacle  of  unpnralleled  grandeur. 

Thatcher's  Island,  with  its  two  liglit-houses,  like  faithful 
marine  dogs  or  sentinels,  ever  present  to  warn  the  home- 
bound  mariner  of  danger  ahead,  standing  opposite  Glouces- 


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ter  harbor  on  the  ocean  side,  is  distinctly  visible  in  the  dis- 
tance. 

This  ocean  view  is  truly  well-nigh  incomparable,  in  fair 
weather  the  large  ships  with  all  sail  set,  displaying  a  per- 
fect sea  of  canvas,  majestically  bearing  away  the  products 
of  our  prolific  soil ;  all  hands  busy  in  making  everything 
on  board  snug  for  the  coming  conflicts  with  Neptune. 
Then  again,  the  pleasure  of  watching  an  inward-bound 
ship  from  some  distant  port,  and  imagining  the  eager  joy 
with  which  all  on  board  welcome  the  sight  of  their  native 
shores ;  or  watching  the  movements  of  the  fishing  fleet, 
small  schooners,  with  which  at  times  the  bay  is  filled, 
spreading  their  white  wings,  and  sailing  about  as  swiftly, 
as  we  are  tempted  to  say,  "  maritime  bees,"  as  the  brave 
men  who  man  these  vessels,  from  their  industry  and  un- 
ceasing eftbrts,  merit  the  appellation ;  while  the  smoke  of 
a  Cunarder  and  other  ocean  steamers  curls  up  on  the 
horizon. 

Let  us  take  another  view  of  this  comely  arm  of  the  sea, 
witli  its  dark  blue  line  firmly  drawn  against  the  russet  gray 
of  the  distant  shore,  and  its  middle  distance  glittering  in 
the  sunlight.  Yes,  this  must  be  a  very  lovely  spot  on  sul- 
try summer  nights,  with  the  moon  hanging  like  a  lamp  in 
the  cloudless  sky,  and  playing  in  soft  radiance  on  the  flood 
below.  What  a  spot  in  Avhich  to  sit  under  the  shadow  of 
the  trees  in  the  still  night  and  live  a  childliood  over  again, 
and  bring  back  the  dreams  of  ardent  youth,  full  of  many 
bold  purposes  and  high  resolves,  and  slowly  wander  into 
the  present,  of  accumulating  care  and  defeated  plans,  of 
disappointed  manhood  and  withered  hopes.  It  is  good 
there  are  such  comely  spots  as  these,  a  little  aside  from  the 
swift  rush  of  tiie  human  tide,  where  life  is  still,  but  is  still 
life,  and  one  can  for  a  day  forget  that  he  is  part  of  tlie 
great,  inexorable  machine  called  society ! 


PLEASANT  BEACH. 

COIIASSET. 


Take  the  Old  Colony  Railway  to  Cohasset,  which  is 
reached  after  about  an  hour's  pleasant  ride,  and  where  we 
will  find  a  coach  to  convey  us  to  KimbalTs  Hotel,  distant 
about  two  miles.  Upon  a  summer's  da}^  the  most  pleasant 
way,  however,  of  reaching  tlie  Beach,  is  by  the  steamer  to 


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NANTASKET  BEACH. 

In  sailing  down  Boston  harbor,  which  is  one  of  the  most 
magnificent  open  harbors  on  the  Atlantic  coast,  the  beauty 
of  the  scenery,  the  cool,  pleasant  breezes,  so  welcome  in 
summer,  the  sight  of  the  various  sailing  crafts,  lazily  ply- 
ing their  way  along, — all  contribute  towards  making  one 
wish  for  eternal  summer. 

Comfortably  seated  upon  the  steamer's  deck,  protected 
from  the  rays  of  the  sun,  by  a  snow-white  awning,  and 
gracefully  gliding  over  the  waters,  leaving  in  our  track  a 
glowing,  white  foam,  we  successively  pass,  as  in  the  dis- 
solving views  of  a  magic  lantern,  a  maritime  panorama 
rarely  to  be  equalled.     First,  upon  the  right,  comes 

FORT  INDEPENDENCE, 

on  Castle  Island,  upon  which  was  erected,  in  1634,  the  first 
attempt  at  fortification  in  the  harbor,  and  which,  in  honor 
of  the  King,  received  the  name  of  Castle  William.  It  is 
historically  stated  that  the  ostensible  reason  alleged,  by 
the  owners  of  the  famous  tea-ships,  for  not  putting  to  sea, 
was  the  guns  of  the  Castle,  which  they  feared  to  pass. 
These  fortified  works  have  naturally  undergone  many 
changes  daring  the  past  242  years.  In  1776,  when  the 
Ministerial  troops  evacuated  the  city,  they  destroyed  the 
works  on  the  island;  which,  however,  were  at  once  re- 
built by  the  Americans,  and,  in  1798,  in  the  presence  of 
John  Adams,  the  second  President  of  the  United  States, 
the  name  of  the  new  fort  was  formally  changed  to  Fort 
Independence.  Upon  the  other  side  of  the  ship-channel, 
stands  what  is  destined  to  be  the  most  powerful  fort  in  the 
system  of  harbor  defence, 

FORT   WINTHROP, 

which,  as  the  reader  has  already  conjectured,  was  named 
after  Governor  VVinthrop,  i&  whose  family  possession.  Gov- 
ernor's Island,  upon  which  the  fort  stands,  remained  until 
1808,  when  a  portion  was  ceded  to  the  general  government 
for  the  erection  of  a  defence,  called  Fort  Warren.  The 
new  works  are  named  Fort  Winthrop,  while  the  old  name 
has  been  transferred  to  the  lower  fort.  Farther  down  the 
bay,  upon  George's  Island,  stands  the  present 

FORT  WARREN, 

which  has  earned  for  itself  a  world-wide  reputation,  from 
the  fact  that  it  was  made  the  place  of  confinement  of  so 
many  prisoners,  taken  from  the  enemy,  during  the  late 
civil  war ;  notable  among  whom  were  Slidell  and  Mason, 


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the  rebel  Commissioners  to  Europe,  who,  it  will  be  re- 
membered, were  taken  by  Commodore  Wilkes,  from  on 
board  the  "  Trent,"  and  which  om-  government,  owing  to 
its  embarrassed  state,  were  unable  to  hold,  when  insolently 
claimed  by  England,  in  direct  violation  of  the  spirit  she 
had  always  claimed,  that  the  flag  did  not  protect  the  crim- 
inalat  sea;  however,  as  it  suited  her  object  at  the  time, 
she  insisted  upon  her  claim.  Sailing  on,  we  pass  now,  on 
the  left, 

HULL  AND  DEER  ISLAND. 

Hull  a  quaint  little  town,  the  smallest  in  New  Eng- 
land, stands  on  the  natural  breakwater  which  protects 
Boston  harbor.  On  Deer  Island  is  the  House  of  Industry 
and  Reformation — two  buildings  in  one.  They  are  munic- 
ipal institutions  well  worth  inspection,  and,  as  the  visitor 
can  go  there  at  any  time  on  visiting  days,  in  the  steamer 
belonging  to  the  city,  by  procuring  a  pass  at  the  City  Hall, 
we  would  advise  a  visit.  Upon  arrival  at  the  Island  a 
small  omnibus  is  in  waiting  at  the  Steamer  wharf  to  con- 
vey visitors  to  the  buildings  and  about  the  grounds.  Op- 
posite to  which  may  also  be  seen  Taift's  hotel,  celebrated 
throughout  New  England  for  its  game  dinners. 

Continuing  on,  in  our  steamer,  we  pass  the  Farm  School 
on  Thompson's  Island,  upon  the  right,  arriving  at  Nan- 
TASKET,  where,  as  we  said  before,  carriages  are  in  attend- 
ance to  convey  one  to  Kimball's  Hotel  at 

PLEASANT  BEACH. 

This  is  one  of  the  noted  sea-side  resorts,  as  it  is  handsome- 
ly laid  out  with  lawns,  thickets,  and  pleasant  walks.  Sit- 
uated upon  the  broad  Atlantic,  with  a  full  view  of  Minot's 
Ledge  Light-house,  which  occupies  the  site  of  the  one 
destroyed  a  few  years  ago  in  a  terrific  storm.  The  shores 
in  this  vicinity  are  bold  and  rocky.  It  has  been  well 
named,  for  being  pleasant  in  calm  and  awe-inspiring  in 
storm.  In  a  clear  day,  the  north  shore  can  be  seen  as  far 
as  Gloucester,  while,  at  night,  the 

LIGHTS   OF  THATCHER'S  ISLAND 

may  be  seen  looming  up,  easily  recognized  from  the  fact 
that  there  are  two  light-houses  near  together. 

Pleasant  Beach  is  a  promontory,  the  property  of  Mr. 
Kimball,  and  forms  an  enviable  place  for  a  residence,  free 
from  dust  and  turmoil.  It  is  a  popular  resort  for  parties 
during  the  summer,  as  every  known  facility  is  offered  for 
yachting,  boating  and  fishing,  and  bathing  from  the  rocks. 


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BOSTON  POST  OFFICE,  E.  S.  Tobev,  P.  M. 

Devonshire  Street,  between  Water  and  Milk. 

The  Post  office  is  open  daily,  except  on  Sunday,  between 
the  hours  of  7.30  A.  M.  and  7.30  P.  M.,  and  is  open  all  ni<^ht 
to  those  hiring  lock-boxes.  Sunday  from  9  to  10  A.^. 
The  stamp  department  is  open  until  midnight.  There  are 
two  classes  of  receiving  boxes  for  letters  only,  placed  in 
various  parts  of  the  city.  From  the  red  boxes,  letters  are 
collected  hourly,  from  8  A.  M.,  to  6  P.  M.,  and  also  at 
midnight.  These  boxes  are  placed  at  the  corner  of  Tre- 
mont  street  and  Pemberton  square,  on  the  Horticultural 
Hall,  corner  of  Montgomery  Place,  Old  State  House, 
Traveller  Building,  and  at  the  Cambridge  Horse  car 
Station,  in  the  city  proper.  The  black  boxes  are  visited 
at  9  A.  M.,  12  M.,  3,  6.30  and  9  P.  M.  Letters  are  delivered 
free  in  all  parts  of  the  city  by  carriers,  if  addressed  to 
street  and  number,  at  8  A.  M.,  and  11.30  A.  M.,  2.30  and 
5.15  P.  M.  No  carrier  delivery  on  Sunday,  but  carriers' 
letters  can  be  called  for  at  the  Carriers'  Window  between 
9  and  10  A.  M.  Mails  close  at  the  Central  office  for  prin- 
cipal points  as  follows : 

Albany  and  Western  New  York 4  A.  M.  2  and  4  P.  M. 

East 5  and  11  A.  M.,  2  and  7  P.  M. 

North 5  and  11  A.  M.,  5  P.  M. 

New  York  City  and  South.  .7.30  A.  M.,  12  M.,  2  and  8  P.  M. 

South  and  West 7.30  A.  M.,  12  M.,  2  and  8  P.  M. 

West 4  A.  M.,  2,  4  and  8  P.  M. 

Canada  Mails,  5,11  A.  M.,  and  5  P.  M. 

Money  Orders,  office  open  from  10  A.  M.,  to  4  P.  M., 

For  any  amount  not  exceeding  $  50,  will  be  issued  on 
deposits  at  the  Central  office  or  branches,  on  payment  of 
the  following  fees : 

On  orders  not  exceeding  $  15 10  cents. 

Over  $15     "  "  $30 15  cents. 

"     $30     "  "  $40 20  cents. 

"    $40      "  "  $50 25  cents. 

No  fractions  of  cents  to  be  introduced  in  an  order. 

RATES  OF  POSTAGE. 

The  Inland  Postage  (which  must  be  prepaid)  upon  sin- 
gle letters  is  3  cents ;  double  letters,  twice,  and  treble  let- 
ters, treble  these  rates. 

City  letters  must  be  prepaid  by  stamps  at  the  rate  of  two 
cents  for  each^  oz.,  or  less,  and  two  cents  for  each  additional 
^  oz.,  whether  delivered  from  the  office  or  by  the  carriers. 


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MUSEUM  OF  FINE  ARTS. 

At  the  junction  of  Huntington  avenue  iand  Dartmouth 
street  isa  fine  building — the  main  object  of  which  is  the 
collection  of  paintings  and  statuary,  and  the  opening  to 
students  in  drawing,  opportunities  to  study  the  models  of 
the  most  celebrated  masters.  While  it  will  be  a  museum 
where  the  visitor  may  find  rare  paintings  and  statuary  to 
attract  attention,  and  where  the  simply  curious  may  pass 
an  hour  inspecting  the  peculiar  art  products  of  the  an- 
cients, it  will  have  still  higher  claims  to  public  encourage- 
ment by  the  opportunities  it  will  afford  for  obtaining  a 
vast  amount  of  information  wliich  will  be  particularly 
useful  in  developing  taste  and  raising  the  standard  of  pro- 
duction in  many  pursuits. 

In  the  basement  story  there  are  rooms  for  the  use  of  pu- 
pils in  drawing,  the  business  office  of  the  trustees,  and  the 
apartments  of  the  janitor.  In  the  two  stories  above  there 
, is  the  main  picture  hall,  whicli  is  admirably  lighted;  a 
room  for  the  Gray  collection  of  engravings ;  the  Egyptian 
room,  which  will  contain  the  valuable  collection  given  by 
the  late  Samuel  A.  Way ;  a  room  which  is  being  finished 
with  an  interior  bought  in  London  and  presented  by  Mrs. 
T.  Bigelow  Lawrence,  which  is  unique  in  this  country, 
and  the  "  Loan  Room,"  where  contributions  temporarily 
in  charge  of  the  trustees  will  be  placed.  The  main  stair 
case  and  the  areas  afford  suitable  space  for  the  disposition 
of  statues.  In  Egyptian  art,  in  plaster  models  of  the  best 
production  of  Grecian  and  Roman  art,  and  in  engravings, 
the  Museum  will  possess  at  the  start  collections  which 
will  be  noteworthy.  As  the  paintings  and  statuary  of  the 
Boston  Atheneum  will  form  a  portion  of  the  exhibition, 
whatever  is  valuable  will  add  to  the  newer  portions  of  the 
collection. 

The  land  upon  which  the  building  stands,  and  sufiicient 
for  the  extension,  as  means  may  be  secured,  was  given  by 
the  city,  with  no  other  condition  imposed  except  that  four 
times  each  month,  the  building  shall  be  opened  to  the  pub- 
lic without  an  admission  fee. 

CSOB.CEI    FSRii, 

Ladies'  and  Gent's  Ice  Cream  Saloon, 

162  Tremont  Street,  BOSTOM. 
PARTIES  SUPPLIED  AT  SHORT  NOTICE. 


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BAGGAGE  EXPRESS. 

The  very  convenient  system  of  checking  baggage  has 
been  adopted  by  most,  if  not  all,  of  the  railroads  in  this 
part  of  the  country,  and  is  a  great  relief  to  the  traveler, 
from  all  anxiety  about  baggage;  for  instance,  an  employe 
of  the  Baggage  Express  Company,  enters  the  cars,  upon 
long  routes,  takes  the  address  of  your  hotel,  or  lodging, 
receives  your  checks,  for  which  the  Company's  receipts  are 
given,  and  your  baggage  will  be  found  at  your  residence 
upon  arrival,  or  shortl}'^  afterwards;  the  charge  for  this 
service  being  25  cents. 

Another  great  convenience  to  travelers  has  been  adopted 
by  the  several  Railroad  companies,  that  of  checking  bag- 
gage from  one  station  to  another;  thus,  upon  arrival  at 
Boston  by  an  Eastern  train,  if  your  destination  is  New 
York,  you  go  to  the  Baggage  department  in  the  depot, 
deliver  up  your  checks,  when  a  local  check  will  be  given 
you,  and  you  need  give  yourself  no  more  trouble  about 
them,  as  they  are  safely  deposited  in  the  Albany  Depot,* 
where  they  are  kept  until  your  departure,  when  you  give 
up  the  checks  received  at  the  Eastern  Depot,  and  your 
baggage  is  again  checked  for  New  York.  The  charge  for 
transfer  is,  for  each  package.  25  cents. 

Telegraph    .^f^^^^^^^M^  ,^    "      1^     Western 

"^    Unions 

P  109  state  St. 


Offices. 


Branch  Offices. 

American  House,  Old  Colony  Station, 

Belmont  Hotel,  Old  State  House, 

Boston  and  Albany  Station,  Parker  House, 

Boston  and  Fitcbburg  Station,  Post  Office, 

Boston  and  Lowell  Station,  Quincy  House, 

Boston  and  Maine  Station,  Revere  Hduse, 

Boston  and  Providence  Station,  Station  A.  P.  Office,  So.  End, 

Boston  Highlands  (P.  Office),  Shoe  and  Leather  Exchange, 

Clarendon  Hotel,  St.  James  Hotel, 

Commercial  Wharf,  Tremout  House, 

Eastern  R.  R.  Station,  United  States  Hotel, 

Fish  Bureau,  127  Federal  street, 

Metropolitan  Hotel,  218  Devonshire  street, 
N.  Y.  and  N.  E,  R.  R.  Station. 

FRANKLIN  TELEGRAPH  COMPANY,    112  State  Street. 

Branch  Offices. 

200  Congress  street,  IIO  High  street, 

114  Commercial  wharf.  31  State  street, 

90  Franklin  street,  615  Washington  street, 


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EXPRESS  COMPANIES. 

Most  of  the  Express  offices  are  in  Court  Square,  and  at 
No.  3  Washington  street.     The  following  are  the  locations 
of  the  great  Express  companies : 
Adams  Express  Co.,  28  to  40  Court  street. 
American  European  Express  Co.,  40  Court  Square. 
Eastern  Express  Co.,  103  Devonshire  street. 
United  States  and  Canada  Express  Co.,  39  and  40 

Court  Square. 
Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  96  Washington  street. 

■STEAMERS  RUNNING  FROM  BOSTON. 
For  Hingham,  Hull  and  ITantasket  Beach. 

During  the  Summer,  several  times  per  day,  from  Rowe's 

Wharf,  Atlantic  Avenue. 
For  Long  Island,  Lovell's  Grove,  Quincy    Point 

and  Weymouth. 
Several  times  per  day,  from  Lewis'  Wharf,  Atlantic  Ave. 
For  Magnolia  &  Gloucester,  &  fr.  Lewis'  Wharf  daily. 

For  Gloucester. 
From  Central  Wharf  daily,  foot  of  Central  Street. 
For  Nahant,  From  India  Wharf.  This  is  a  fashionable 
watering  place  and  a  great  resort  during  the  Summer, 
For  Bangor. 
And  the  Intermediate  Landhigs  on  the  Penobscot  River. 
Sanford's  Ind.  line,  steamers  Katahdin  and   Cambridge, 

Wm.  B.  Haseltine,  agent,  13  Foster's  wharf 
For  Bath,  Kichmond,  Gardiner,  Hallowell  Augusta, 
Kennebec  Steamboat  Co.,  steamer  Star  of  the  East,  every 
Tuesday   and  Friday.     Henry  H.    Hyde,  Agent,  end  of 
Union  wharf 
For  Portland.     Steamers  John  Brooks  and  Forest  City, 
foot  of  India  wharf,  W.  Weeks,  Agent. 

For  Eastport  &  Calais,  Me.,  St.  John,  W.  B., 
Digby,  Windsor,  Halifax,  K".  S.,  and  Charlotte- 
town,  P.  E.  I. 
International  Steamship    Co.,   steamers  New  Brunswick 
and  City  of  Portland,  Mondays  and  Thursdays.     W.  H. 
Kilby,  Agent,  end  of  Commercial,  wharf,  north  pier. 
For  St.  John  M".  B.,  and  Yarmouth  W.  S. 
Steamer    Dominion,  Tuesdays.      John    G.   Hall  &    Co., 

Agents,  64  Chatham. 
For  Halifax,  Port  Hawkesbury,  Pictou,  and  Char- 
lottetown,  P.  E.  I.     Steamers  Carroll  and  Worcester, 
Saturdays.     Wm.  H.  Ring,  Ag't.,  T.  wharf. 


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For  "New  York,  Metropolitan  S.  S.  Co. 

Steamers  Il^eptune,  Nereus,  Gen.  Whitney,  and  Glaiicns, 

Mondays,  Wednesdays  and  Saturdays.    H.  M.  Whitney, 

Agent,  end  of  Central  wharf. 

For  Philadelphia, 
Every  Wednesday  and  Saturday,  from  end  of  Long  wharf, 

Steamers  Saxon,  Roman,   Norman,  and  Aries.     E.  B. 

Sampson  Agent,  70  Long  wharf. 

For  Norfolk,  Baltimore  and  Washington. 

Steamers  George  Appold,  William  Crane,  John  Hopkins, 
and  Wm.  Lawrence,  Tuesdays  and  Saturdaj'^s.    Erastus 
Sampson,  Agent,  53  Central  wharf. 
For  Savannah. 
Oriental  and  Seminole,  W.  H.  Ring,  Agent,  T  wharf. 

For  Queenstown  and  Liverpool. 
Cunard  Line.    James  Alexander,  Agent,  99  State  Street. 

For  Liverpool, 
Liverpool  and  Boston  Line  steamers,  Warren  &  Co.,  agents, 
132  State  street. 


HACK  FARES. 

For  one  adult  passenger  from  one  place  to  another  with- 
in the  city  proper  (except  as  hereinafter  provided),  or  from 
one  place  to  another  within  the  limits  of  East  Boston — or 
from  one  place  to  another  within  the  limits  of  South  Bos- 
ton— or  from  one  place  to  another  within  the  limits  of  Bos- 
ton Highlands  (formerly  Roxbury)  the  fare  shall  be  Fifty 
Cents,  and  for  every  additional  adult  passenger,  Fifty 
Cents. 

For  one  adult  passenger  from  any  place  (within  the  city 
proper)  south  of  Dover  Street  and  west  of  Berkeley  Street, 
to  any  place  north  of  State,  Court,  and  Cambridge  Streets ; 
or  from  any  place  north  of  State,  Court  and  Cambridge 
Streets,  to  any  place  south  of  Dover  Street  and  west  of 
Berkeley  Street,  the  fare  shall  be  One  Dollar, — :and  for 
two  or  more  passengers,- Fifty  Cents  each. 

For  children  under  four  years  of  age,  with  an  adult,  no 
charge  shall  be  made.  For  children  between  four  and 
twelve  years  of  age,  when  accompanied  by  an  adult,  Twen- 
ty-Five Cents  each. 

Between  the  hours  of  12  o'clock  at  night  and  6  o'clock  in 
the  morning,  for  one  adult  passenger,  the  fare  shall  be 
double  the  amount  allowed  in  the  preceding  sections,  and 
Fifty  Cents  for  every  additional  adult. 


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BOSTON  HIGHLANDS. 

For  one  adult  passenger,  from  any  place  in  the  city  prop- 
er, north  of  Essex  and  Boylston  Streets,  to  any  place  in  the 
Boston  Highlands,  or  from  any  place  in  the  Boston  High- 
lands to  any  place  in  the  city  proper,  north  of  Essex  and 
Boylston  Streets,  the  fare  shall  be  Two  Dollars  and  Fif- 
ty Cents. — for  two  passengers.  One  Dollar  and  Twen- 
ty-Five Cents  each;  for  three  passengers,  One  Dollar 
each ;  for  fonr  passengers.  Seventy  Five  Cents  each. 

For  one  adnlt  passenger,  from  any  place  in  the  eity  prop- 
er, south  of  Essex  and  Boylston  Streets,  and  north  of  Dover 
and  Berkeley  Streets,  to  any  place  in  the  Boston  Highlands, 
or  from  any  place  in  the  Boston  Highlands  to  any  place  in 
the  city  proper,  south  of  Essex  and  Bo3dston  Streets,  and 
north  of  Dover  and  Berkeley  Streets,  the  fare  shall  be  Two 
Dollars. — for  two  passengers.  One  Dollar  each;  for  three 
passengers.  Seventy  Five  Cents  each ;  for  four  passen- 
gers, Sixty-Two  and  a  half  Cents  each. 

For  one  adult  passenger,  from  any  place  in  the  city  prop- 
er, south  of  Dover  and  Berkeley  Streets,  to  any  place  in 
the  Boston  Highlands,  or  from  any  place  in  the  Boston 
Highlands  to  any  place  in  the  city  proper,  south  of  Dover 
and  Berkeley  Streets,  the  fare  shall  be  One  Dollar  and 
Twenty-Five  Cents. — for  two  passengers,  Seventy- 
Five  Cents  each ;  for  three  or  more  passengers,  Fifty 
Cents  each. 

For  children  under  four  years  of  age,  with  an  adult,  no 
charge  shall  be  made.  For  children  between  four  and 
twelve  years  of  age,  when  accompanied  by  an  adult,  Twen- 
ty-Five Cents  each. 

DAILY  NEWSPAPERS. 

Boston  Daily  Advertiser  (morning) ,  No.  29  Court  street. 
Boston  Post  (morning).  Milk  street. 
Boston  Daily  Globe  (morning),  238  Washington  street. 
Boston  Daily  Journal  (morn.  &  eve.,)  264  Washington  st. 
Boston  Herald  (morn,  and  eve.,)  241  Washington  street. 
Boston  Transcript  (evening),  324  Washington  street. 
Boston  Traveller  (evening),  31  State  street. 

WEEKLY  NEWSPAPERS. 

The  prominent  among  which  are,  Saturday  Evening  Ga- 
zette, Sunday  Herald,  Sunday  Courier,  Sunday  Express, 
Sunday  Times,  The  Golden  Rule,  Christian  Rt'gister,  Com- 
mercial Bulletin,  Banner  of  Light,  Boston  Pilot. 


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FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 

Boston  can  justly  claim  the  credit  of  possessing  one  of  the 
best,  if  not  the  most  perfect,  organizations  in  the  world, 
not  only  guarding  our  dwellings,  but  most  effectively  pro- 
tecting our  commerce  in  the  harbor,  by  means  of  a  Fire- 
Boat,  called  the  "Protector,"  a  small  but  powerful  steamer, 
destined  to  cruise  in  the  bay  and  about  the  wharves.  At 
a  recent  fire,  the  services  rendered  bj'^  this  steamer  were 
invaluable.  Thanks  to  the  untiring  energy  of  Mayor  Cobb 
in  every  branch  of  progress  and  reform,  is  due  for  this  great 
addition  to  the  Fire  Department,  as  it  was  instigated  by 
him  and  built  under  his  personal  supervision, — this,  how- 
ever, is  only  one  of  the  many  practical  benefits  the  city 
has  been  endowed  with,  under  his  particularly  effective 
administration  of  the  city's  affairs.  The  land  service  is 
also  very  perfect  in  all  the  details  of  its  management,  and 
deserves  the  praises  of  a  carefully  watched  and  well  pro- 
tected public.  Among  the  most  indispensable  and  well 
organized  branches  of  the  department,  is  the 

FIRE  ALAKM  TELEGRAPH. 

A  constant  watch  is  kept  at  the  ofiice.  City  Hall,  night 
and  day,  by  the  operators,  on  watches  of  three  hours  each. 
An  accurate  account  is  kept  of  the  time  of  giving  each 
alarm,  and  of  the  station  from  which  it  originates,  and  all 
other  necessary  information.  The  police  officers  and  one 
other  person  resident  near  each  station,  have  keys  tp  the 
boxes.  Alarms  are  usually  given  in  about  half  a  minute 
from  the  time  the  box  is  operated. 

The  ringing  of  the  bells  and  the  tapping  of  the  boxes, 
each  denotes  the  number  of  the  station  from  which  the 
alarm  originated :  thus,  one  blow — a  pause — three  blows — 


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another  pause,  and  two  blows  (1 — 3 — 2),  indicates  that  the 
alarm  came  from  Box  No.  132.  Second  alarms  are  sounded 
by  striking  ten  blows.  Third  alarms  are  sounded  by  strik- 
ing twelve  blows  twice ;  if  the  entire  department  is  wanted, 
alarms  are  sounded  by  striking  twelve  blows  three  times. 

The  strictest  attention  to  duty  is  required  througli  the 
tiresome  vigil  of  the  three  hours'  duty,  and,  in  order  to  in- 
sure this  very  necessary  attention,  the  operator  is  required 
every  twenty  minutes  to  send  a  series  of  taps  over  certain 
wires  in  the  interi(n'  of  the  office,  which  make  correspond- 
ing dots  on  a  dial  locked  up  in  the  clock-case,  and  which 
enables  the  superintendent  to  see,  at  a  glance,  whether  the 
operator  has  been  awake  during  the  long  hours  of  the 
night,  or  attentive  during  day  watches. 

The  Fire-Alarm-Telegraph  Department  is  situated  on 
the  top  floor  of  the  City  Hall,  and  is  open  to  the  public. 
The  visitor  will  receive  the  utmost  attention  from  the 
pleasant  and  polite  operators.  They  seem  to  take  pleasure 
in  showing  and  explaining  the  intricacies  of  the  various 
apparatuses  in  use. 

If  one  happens  to  be  so  fortunate  as  to  be  there  when  a 
]-eal  alarm  is  iiashed  into  the  office,  it  is  wonderful  to  see 
how  quickly  eacli  required  move  is  made;  tiie  rapidity  is 
such,  that  the  alarms  over  the  city  roll  back  their  pon- 
derous clang  almost  simultaneously  with  the  sharp  tick  in 
the  office,  which  brings  the  first  intelligence. 


TURKISH  BATHS.    17  Beacon  Street,  Boston. 


As  a  luxnry  and  a  means  of  preserving  health,  these  batns  are  unequalled. 
Also  as  a  remedy  for  Rheumatism,  Diseases  of  the  Kidnej'S,  Consumption, 
Inactive  Skin  and  all  diseases  arising  therefrom. 

In  Consumption  it  affords  very  great  relief  to  the  lungs.  They  are  adapted 
to  the  most  sensitive  invalid  as  well  as  the  most  robust  constitution,  so  that 
even  the  first  bath  is  really  enjoyable. 

It  is  a  general  physiological  principle  that  whatever  tones  up  the  nk'm,  the 
liver  and  the  kidneys,  so  that  they  shall  prefectly  do  the.'r  work,  must  be  ben- 
eficiaL 

An  eminent  physician  has  made  this  remark,  which  should  become  a  house- 
hold maxim :  "  Insufficient  nourishment  starves  the  blood,  insufficient  elim- 
ination poisons  it."  My  experience  has  been  the  following  •  I  have  gone  to 
the  bath  suffering  from  a  cold,  verging  on  a  fever,  and  have  boen  almost  entire- 
ly relieved.  During  the  two  years,  while  using  the  bath  once  a  week,  I  do  not 
remember  being  detained  from  my  professional  duties  two  days  by  reason  of 
sickness. 

They  are  administered  with  care  and  discretion,  under  the  personal  super- 
vision of 

M.  P.  BROWNING,  M.  D.,  Proprietor. 


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HORSE  RAILROADS. 
Metropolitan  Railroad. 
Office,  94  Tkemont  Street.  President,  C.  A.  Richards. 

r  Norfolk  House once  in  8  min. 

Mt.  Pleasant "         30     " 

Upham's  Corner "        15    " 

During  business  {  Warren  Street "  5     " 


hours,  run  to  Bos 
ton  Hia:hlands. 


Tremont  Street '*  3     " 

Tremont  St.  and  Depots.    "        15     " 
Tremont  St.  and  Ferry. .    '*         15     " 

Forest  Hills "        60    " 

1^  Eggleston  Square, "        10     " 

Run  to  Camden  Street *'  5    " 

♦♦    Beacon        "       "        10    " 

*'    Brookline..._. "        15    " 

"    Jamaica  Plain ^ "        15     " 

"     Dorchester,  Grove  Hall  &  Town  Hall   "        30    " 

"    Meeting  House  Hill "        30    " 

East  Boston  Ferry '*  7    '* 

Chelsea  Ferry "        15    " 

Caks  foot  of  Summer  Street. 

Run  to  Field's  Corner once  in  15  min. 

"     Washington  Village "         15     " 

Atlantic  Av.  Cars,  go  down  Beach  St.,  to  Atlantic  Av- 
enue, passing  N.  Y.  &  N.  E.  R.  R.  Depot,  Hingham,  Na- 
hant,  Portland  and  Bangor  Steamers,  Revere  Beach  R.  R., 
every  ten  minutes. 
Cambridge  Railroad.    Station  in  Bowdoin  Square. 

Run  to  Brighton ^ once  in  30  min. 

Harvard  Square "  5 

Broadway "        30 

Prospect  Street "  5 

North  Avenue *'        15 

Shepard  Street "        15 

Rice  Street "        15 

East  Cambridge "  8 

Fresh  Pond  and  Mt.  Auburn "        15 

Somerville "         15 

Arlington "        60 

Watertown "        60 

Cambridge  Street,  via  East  Cambridge "        30 

Highland  Street  Railway,  Office,  146  Dudley  St., 
Pres.  Moody  Merrill ;  Treas.  Samuel  Little ;  Stipt.  J.  E.  Rugg. 
By  Temple  place,  cars  run  to  Grove  Hall,  Dudley  St.  and 
Walnut  avenue  every  10  minutes.  By  Cornhill,  Mt.  Pleas- 
ant, WaiTen  St.  and  Blue  Hill  ave.,  cars  every  10  minutes. 


85 

Middlesex  Railroad. 
Treasurer's  Office,  27  Tremont  Row. 

Run  to  Charlestown  Neck once  in  6  min. 

Bunker  Hill "       12     " 

Maiden "       60    " 

Everett "       60     " 

Somerville '*       30    " 

Winter  Hill "       20    " 

South  Boston  Railroad. 
Office  Broadway,  near  K  Street. 
Run  to  South  Boston  every  five  minutes. 

Lynn  &  Boston  Railroad. 
To  Lynn,  via.  Charlestown,  every  hour ;  Sundays,  every  30 

minutes. 
To  Chelsea,  via.  Charlestown,  every  10  minutes. 
Coaches  connect  with  Washington  avenue  cars  for  Wood- 
land Cemetery. 

Citizens  Line  of  Coaches. 
(Red  Line.) 
From  Northampton  street,  Boston,  to  the  foot  of  Salem 
street,   Charlestown,    every  three    minutes,    from    5.45 
A.  M.  to  9.30  P.  M;  returning  every  three  minutes  from 
6.25  A.  M.  to  10.30  P.  M. 

People's  Line  of  Coaches. 
(White  Line.) 
From  Summer  street,  Boston,  to  Eighth  St.  Cambridge, 
every  ten  minutes  from  7  A.  M.  to  8  P,  M.    Also  between 
the  head  of  Summer  St.  and  Rowe's  wharf. 

CEMETERIES. 

Calvary  Cemetery,  Mt.  Hope,  near  Canterbury,  West 
Roxbury . 

Cedar  Grove  Cemetery,  containing  about  46  acres,  is 
situated  in  Dorchester,  between  Milton,  Adams,  and  Gran- 
ite streets. 

Evergreen  Cemetery,  near  Chesnut  Hill  Reservoir, 
Brighton. 

Forest  Hills  Cemetery,  West  Roxbury. 

Mount  Auburn  Cemetery,  Cambridge  and  Watertown. 

Mount  Hope  Cemetery,  situated  in  Ward  24  near 
West  Roxbury. 

WooDLAWN  Cemetery,  at  Everett. 

Nevj^ton  Cemetery,  a  burial  place  superior  to  Mt.  Au- 
burn in  the  natural  beauty  of  its  location.  It  is  thought 
that  five  years  hence  this  cemetery  will  stand  unrivalled 
in  natural  and  artificial  loveliness. 


86 


With  luDgs  of  iron  and  wings  of  flame, 
With  nerves  and  sinews  of  qnivering  steel, 

With  ribs  of  brass  and  a  giant's  frame, 
He  spurns  the  earth  with  an  angry  heel. 

And  he  rends  the  sky  with  a  scream  of  pain— 
01  a  monster  grim  is  the  lightning  train. 

RAILROADS. 

On  account  of  the  frequent  changes  in  the  time  tables  of 
the  different  roads,  we  will  only  give  the  through  routes. 
Fer  full  and  detailed  information  see  daily  journals. 
Boston  &  Albany. — Station,  cor.  Beach  &  Albany  Sts., 
For  Worcester,  Springfield,  Hartford,  New  Haven  &  N.  Y. 
Boston  to  Albany,  over  the  N.  Y.  Central,  all  points  West. 
Boston  &  Providence. — Station,  Park  Sq.,  foot  of  Com. 
Providence,  via.  Shore  Line  to  N.  Y^  &  West  and  South. 
New  York  via,  Stonington  line  of  steamers.    Also  connect- 
ing at  Mansfield  for  New  Bedford . 

Old  Colony. — Station  Cor.  Kneeland  &  South  Sts. 
For  New  York,  via  Fall  River  line  of  Steamers. 

Newport,  New  Bedford,  Nantucket,  Martha's  Vineyard, 

Plymouth,  and  the  Sea-Side  Resorts,  of  Cape  Cod,  and 

the  South  Shore  of  Massachusetts. 

Eastern. — Station,  Causeway  Street. 
For  Salem,  Lynn,   Newburyport,  Portsmouth,  Portland, 

Augusta  and  Bangor,  Montreal  and  Quebec  and  points 

upon  the  Grand  Trunk  railway. 
Boston  &  Maine. — Station,  Haymarket  Square. 
For  Lawrence,  Haverhill,  Dover,  Portland,  Augusta,  Bath, 

Bangor,  Halifax,  N.  S.,  Montreal  and  Quebec,  and  the 

White  Mountains. 

FiTCHBURG. — Station,  Causeway  St. 
For  Concord,  Fitchburg,  over  Vermont  and  Massachusetts 

R.  R.  to  Montreal  and  the  West. 
Boston,  Lowell  &  Nashua. — Station,  Causeway  St. 
For  Lowell,  Nashua,  White  Mountains,  Northern  Vermont, 

Montreal  and  the  West. 
New  York  &  New  England. — Sta.,  Foot  of  Summer  St. 
For  Hartford,  New  Haven,  New  York  (via  Norwich  line 

of  Steamers.) 


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SOLDIERS'  MESSENGER  CORPS, 

A  regular  service  organized  after  the  plan  of  the  Commis- 

sionnaires  of  Paris,  for  the  delivery  of  Messages,  Letters, 

Small  Packages,  Circulars,  etc.,  in  the  city  and  environs. 

Superintendent,  D.  O.  Balcom.    Offices, 

35  Pemberton  Square. 

TAKIFF. 

To  any  point  in  the  city,  north  of  Dover  street,  and  east 
of  Berkeley  street,  15  cents ;  with  return  Letter  or  Parcel, 
25  cents. 

To  any  point  in  the  city,  smith  of  Dover  street,  (old  city 
limits),  and  west  of  Berkeley  street,  20  cents;  with  return, 
30  cents. 

To  East  or  South  Boston,  Charlestown,  Cambridge,  High- 
lands, or  any  point  out  of  the  city  proper,  25  cents  per  hour. 

This  corps  is  a  very  necessary  institution,  the  need  of 
which  was  felt  for  a  very  long  time.  They  are  easily  dis- 
tinguished by  a  red  cap. 

THE'feUREST  CURE! 

Th.omdike's  BAXaSAMIIT. 

For  Coughs,  Colds,  Croup,  Asthma,  Bronchitis,  Influenza, 
Hoarseness,  and  all  the  various  Affections  of  the 

Lnngs,  Throat,  and  Chest. 
EDWARD  TRORMDIKE,  Druggist, 
1035  Washington  St.,        -       -       -        BOSTON. 

WILLIAM     H.     FRIZZELL, 


DESIGNER,    AND    PLATE    PRINTER, 

Drawings  and  Estimates  made  for  Checks,  Drafts,  Cards,  Headings,  and 
Commercial  Work  of  every  description.  Latest  styles  of  Wedding  Invita- 
tions, Calling  Cards,  Crests  and  Monograms. 

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Describing  the  Great  Capital,  and  the  sights  to  be  seen. 

Embellished  with  exquisite  designs  executed  in 

Paris  expressly  for  this  work. 

TO    THE    STRANGER 

it  will  prove  an  invaluable  griiide  to  the  most  interesting  sights  to  be 
seen  by  day,  suck  as  the  Public  Buildings  and  Parks,  also  to  many  of  the 
Suburban  Towns,  which  present  some  of  the  finest  scenery  in  the 
AVorld,  for  instance: —  Versailles,  JFontainhlea^i ,  St.  G-crtnai7i, 
St.  Denis,  St,  Clotid,  Miiedoti,  Vincenries,  etc.,  etc.  Showing 
the  way  to  visit  those  romantic  spots,  which  no  one  should  fail  to  see. 

THES    WORK 

also  contains  many  practical  liints  to  strangers  which  will  be  found 
invaluable,  while  the 

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are  so  accurately  arranged  as  to  include  all  of  the  principal  places  of 
attraction  for  evening,  such  as  'J'heatres,  Opera  House.  Summer  Gar- 
dens, Concerts,  etc.  Also  vivid  descriptions  of  the  STREET  SWEEP- 
ERS AND  CHIFFOiSrNIERS  OF  PARIS  AT  NIGHT. 

Description  of  the   Best  Hotels,  Restaurants, 
Private  Boarding   Houses,   etc. 

Everyone  going  to  Paris  should  buy  this  book,  its  information  is 
worth  ten  times  its  cost,  while  to  those"  who  do  not  go,  it  will  give  an 
accurate  idea  of  the  attractions  of  this  elegant  and  fascinating  rendez- 
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RECOMMENDED  BY  SPORTSMEN  AND  MILITARY  MEN.' 

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Bell  Target,  $2.00.  Black  Walnut  Case,  $3.00.  With  the 
use  of  the  new  adjustable  arm-rest  a  lady  or  boy  can  load 
it  with  ease.  Sent  by  mail  on  receipt  of  price,  and  35 
cents  for  postage,  or  by  express  C.  0.  D. 


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any  one  desiring  a  good  substantial  Lathe  for  a  little  money. 

IT  IS  A  PERFECT  LATHE  IN  EVERY  RESPECT, 

having  a  24-inch  bed,  steel  spindles,  steel  center,  steel  step,  lining 
metal-box,  spur  center,  18-lb.  balance-wheel,  leather  belt,  rests,  i:ice- 
plate,  wrench  etc.  The  bearings  are  so  arranged  that  all  wear  can  be 
takf'u  up  and  still  keep  it  in  true.    Weight  complete,  50  pounds. 

Lathe,  $9.00;    Foot  Power,  $6.00;    Scroll  Saw  Attachment,  $5.00 
and  $7.00. 

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